LING 420 - Caribbean Linguistics

Fall or Spring (3) Osiapem Prerequisite(s): LING 220 and one of LING 406 or LING 308 or LING 415

This course introduces students to the history, structure, and sociocultural aspects of Anglophone languages of the expanded Caribbean. Topics include: current views on the formation of pidgin and creole languages, definitive characteristics of these languages, and the relationships among them.