Research Catalog

Title

The story of Papiamentu : a study in slavery and language / Gary C. Fouse.

Author

Fouse, Gary C.

Publication

Lanham, Md. : University Press of America, ©2002.

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Details

Description

viii, 261 pages : maps; 23 cm

Summary

The Story of Papiamentu is a non-linguistic history of the creole language, Papiamentu, which is spoken in Curaao, Aruba and Bonaire. Papiamentu is a Spanish-based creole which most believe to have originated in the 17th century. The exact origin of Papiamentu is in dispute, and this text discusses whether it is the result of the Spanish of explorers mixing with the language of the local Indians, or if it originated with Portuguese slavers in Africa. Also discussed are the activities of the Portuguese explorers and slavers in Africa, the later activities of the Dutch slavers, the history of slavery in Curaao, the oral and written development of Papiamentu, and the Sephardic Jewish community of Curaao and their contributions to the development of Papiamentu.

Subject

• Papiamentu language > History
• Papiamentu language
• Geschichte
• Papiamento
• Papiamento
• Slavernij

Genre/Form

History.

Bibliography (note)

• Includes bibliographical references (p. [227]-237) and index.

Contents

Language. Pidgins and Creoles ; Papiamentu : a look at the language -- Slavery. Slavery and Africa ; Spanish discovery and rule of the ABC Islands ; The emergence of the Dutch ; Dutch slavery on the ABC Islands ; Revolts and emancipation ; The formation of Papiamentu : how did it happen? ; The Sephardic Jews of Curac̜ao ; The role of the church ; Papiamentu vs. Dutch : society, education and law ; Oral tradition ; The written word ; The issue of standardization -- Present and future. Papiamentu in the Netherlands ; The present-day situation and the future.

ISBN

• 0761823220
• 9780761823223
• 0761823239
• 9780761823230

LCCN

2002020413

OCLC

• ocm49760612
• 49760612
• SCSB-1279523

Owning Institutions

Princeton University Library