PERCEPTIONS ON THE SOCIAL STATUS OF PAPIAMENTU IN CONTRAST TO ITS OFFICIAL SIGNIFICANCE IN ARUBA AND CURACAO

Many creole languages have been studied by linguists and anthropologists alike in order to gain a better understanding as to their formations and social status within their respective cultures. Theories such as the Language Bioprogram hypothesis created by Derek Bickerton researched explicitly the genesis of creoles, primarily the creoles in Guyana and HawaiÂÂ'i. Although many creole languages are the main vernaculars of many cultures, they are often seen as having a lower status than the official language, usually a European language. Papiamentu, a language spoken in Aruba, Curaçao, and B... Mehr ...