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Chavacano: The Spanish Creole of Asia

Journey to the Philippines to discover Chavacano, a unique Spanish-based creole that blends the vocabulary of colonizers with the grammatical…

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Papiamento: The Caribbean Creole

Journey to the ABC islands to discover Papiamento, the unique Creole language that sings with the rhythms of its history.…

3 weeks ago

The Ghost of Spanish in the Philippines

For over 300 years, Spanish was the official language of the Philippines, but today it is a linguistic ghost. Its…

3 weeks ago

Media Lengua: The Split-Brain Language

Journey to the highlands of Ecuador to discover Media Lengua, a remarkable "split-brain" language that combines the grammar of indigenous…

3 weeks ago

The Language of the Sea: How Maritime Pidgin Shaped Global Communication

Long before English dominated global communication, the world's oceans were a linguistic laboratory where sailors, merchants, and pirates forged simplified…

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From Pidgin to Creole: The Birth and Evolution of New Languages

Linguistics is a fascinating field, a testament to the evolutionary processes of communication and its essential role in human society.…

2 years ago

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