Description
This comprehensive work investigates the complex linguistic phenomena resulting from intensive language contact in Afro-Hispanic communities. Sandro Sessarego analyzes how domains of contact and multiple linguistic interfaces have driven restructuring processes in Spanish varieties influenced by African languages and English.
The book provides detailed examination of phonological, morphosyntactic, and semantic innovations that emerged through sustained contact situations. Drawing on theoretical frameworks from generative linguistics and sociolinguistics, Sessarego demonstrates how speakers navigate multiple linguistic systems, creating new communicative strategies.
As part of the Cambridge Studies in Linguistics series, this volume contributes significantly to understanding language change mechanisms, particularly in creolization and second language acquisition contexts. Essential for linguists, historians, and scholars of African diaspora studies.
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