Okay here in the Caribbean we have something special we have THE CREOLE CONTINUUM. Let me explain this wonderful thing to you. People speak differently here, even within our dialects. Look at this: Yes, we went to the river today to get some fish for the broth Yeah, we went to de riva today to get some fish for de broth. Yer gyal, me and he went dung by de riva taday ta geh some fish for de brot (yeah not too sure about this example...just trying to prove a point) Variation in speech can be found on the creole continuum. It links the more standard end of the linguistic range to the creole end. Let me illustrate with illustrations. buum..buum buum!! CONTINUUM!!! Let's use Jamaica as an example, although their official language is Jamaican Standard English, there are still variations of speech even within that. I've never been to Jamaica but I assume the people in the rural areas speak differently from let's say Parliamentarians. The people i...
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