The Caribbean region is rightfully considered to be the largest repository of Afro-diaspora
culture and language in the Western Hemisphere. In the popular perception of most …

The claim has frequently been made by scholars that Africans in the Spanish Caribbean,
deprived of the opportunity for learning the prevailing dialects of Spanish, developed a …

The impact of the African Diaspora in Spanish America is far greater than is understood or
acknowledged in the English speaking world. Connected initially to the Spanish-Caribbean …

Afro-Asian Connections in Latin America and the Caribbean explores the connections
between people of Asian and African descent in Latin America and the Caribbean. Although …

The goal of this chapter is to present a comparative survey of research paradigms involving
Creoles lexified from Spanish, as well as Afro-Hispanic dialects which promise to shed light …

The African influence on Latin American Spanish is undisputed, and yet the field of Afro-
Hispanic linguistics is hampered by the lack of widespread Hispanic creole dialects, or even …

At first glance, one of the least likely places to look for Africanisms in Latin Ameri ca is
Bolivia, a nation whose population is some 75% Native American or mestizo, and where …

Spanish was spoken in large regions of Latin America characterized by significant African
populations, and that the linguistic characteristics of this creole dialect were largely …

The nature of Afro-Hispanic language as depicted in Caribbean literature is the subject of
considerable controversy. In addition to the fact that nearly all texts were literary imitations …