This paper addresses the debate on the place of origin of the Upper Guinea branch of Portuguese Creole (UGPC) as spoken in Guinea-Bissau and Casamance (GBC) and on the Santiago Island of Cape Verde (SCV). The hypothesis that UGPC emerged on Santiago rather than on the mainland is underpinned both historically and linguistically. First, a historical framework is presented that accounts for the linguistic transfer from Santiago to Cacheu. Secondly, Parkvall’s (2000) lexical evidence in favor of a Santiago birth will be analyzed and corroborated. Thirdly, a phonological trait that separates GBC from SCV is highlighted and shown to favor a Santiago origin. Finally, lexical and phonological features typical of 15th–16th century Portuguese shared by GBC and SCV are combined with historical data to further strengthen the Santiago birth hypothesis.
2022. Guinea-Bissau Portuguese: What the intonation of yes-no question shows about this variety. DELTA: Documentação de Estudos em Lingüística Teórica e Aplicada 38:3
Lüpke, Friederike
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2019. Eléments pour l’histoire du kriol de Guinée Bissau et de Casamance : de la variation à la variation. Faits de Langues 49:1 ► pp. 47 ff.
H. Ekkehard Wolff
2019. The Cambridge Handbook of African Linguistics,
H. Ekkehard Wolff
2019. A History of African Linguistics,
Pratas, Fernanda
2018. Progressive forms and meanings: the curious case of Capeverdean. Estudos de Lingüística Galega 10 ► pp. 103 ff.
Baptista, Marlyse, Susan A. Gelman & Erica Beck
2016. Testing the role of convergence in language acquisition, with implications for creole genesis. International Journal of Bilingualism 20:3 ► pp. 269 ff.
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