Lucayan Archipelago (The Bahamas and Turks and Caicos Islands), Creole and English in the

Title data

Laube, Alexander:
Lucayan Archipelago (The Bahamas and Turks and Caicos Islands), Creole and English in the.
In: Bolton, Kingsley (ed.): The Wiley Blackwell Encyclopedia of World Englishes. - Hoboken, NJ : Wiley Blackwell , 2025 . - pp. 1-15
ISBN 978-1-119-51829-7
DOI: https://doi.org/10.1002/9781119518297.eowe00289

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Abstract in another language

This entry examines two varieties of English spoken in the Lucayan Archipelago, that is, Bahamian English and Turks Island English, in each case considering sociohistorical and sociolinguistic issues in addition to a range of defining phonetic and morphosyntactic features. Nevertheless, it has to be noted that this linguistically highly diverse area is characterized by tremendous amounts of regional, ethnic, and social variation, making the definition and linguistic description of clear-cut regional or national varieties virtually impossible. This is discussed against the backdrop of prior research on English in The Bahamas and, more importantly, research that is still to be conducted.

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Item Type:	Article in a book
Refereed:	Yes
Keywords:	Bahamian Creole; Bahamian English; Caribbean Englishes; The Bahamas; Turks and Caicos Islands; Turks Island English
Institutions of the University:	Faculties > Faculty of Languages and Literature > Chair English Linguistics
Result of work at the UBT:	No
DDC Subjects:	400 Language > 400 Language 400 Language > 410 Linguistics 400 Language > 420 English, Old English languages
Date Deposited:	10 Apr 2025 07:44
Last Modified:	10 Apr 2025 07:44
URI:	https://eref.uni-bayreuth.de/id/eprint/93273