LANGUAGE AND COMMUNITY

A particular variety of a language that has been given legal status is a

These islands are known as the ABC islands. The official language here is this European language.

In this list of peoples who have inhabited the Caribbean, put the groups in order of their arrival in the Caribbean.

Chinese, Europeans, Amerindians, Africans, Indians, Syrian Lebanese

The largest group of post slavery indentured labourers brought this language to the Caribbean.

Creole is defined as

The ability to speak, to use words or to hear and understand words is called

The form of speech normally used for everyday, unofficial affairs in a community is a

• pidgin

• creole

• vernacular

• dialect

Any variety of a language spoken by a group of people is called a

• Pidgin

• Creole

• Vernacular

• Dialect

The Spanish speaking islands of the Caribbean include:

• Cuba, Dominica Republic, Curacao and Puerto Rico

• Cuba, Dominica, Curacao and Puerto Rico

• Cuba, Dominica Republic and Puerto Rico

• Curacao, Cuba and Dominica Republic

One Caribbean territory in which English is the official language and a French-lexicon Creole is the language most widely spoken.