Trade Languages in the Strait of Belle Isle
This paper investigates early language contact and the resulting contact languages on the coasts of Newfoundland and Labrador in the Strait of Belle Isle region. The jargons and pidgins which arose between Native peoples and Portuguese, Breton, Basque and other European traders are traced and docume...
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| Format: | Article in Journal/Newspaper |
| Language: | English |
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Atlantic Provinces Linguistic Association
1991
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| Online Access: | https://journals.lib.unb.ca/index.php/la/article/view/32325 |
| Summary: | This paper investigates early language contact and the resulting contact languages on the coasts of Newfoundland and Labrador in the Strait of Belle Isle region. The jargons and pidgins which arose between Native peoples and Portuguese, Breton, Basque and other European traders are traced and documented, and a possible case of relexification is briefly examined. |
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