A number of proposals have tried to account for the genesis and development of a set of Afro-
Hispanic language varieties, the vernaculars​​ that formed in Latin America from the …

This study combines sociohistorical and linguistic insights to cast light on the nature and
origin of Loíza Spanish (LS), an Afro-Hispanic vernacular spoken in Loíza, Puerto Rico by …

This study presents linguistic and sociohistorical data on Afro-Peruvian Spanish (APS), an
Afro-Hispanic dialect spoken in the province of Chincha (coastal Peru) by the descendants …

The Spanish Creoles Debate centers around the question of why–with the exception of
Palenquero–one does not find “classical” creole languages in the Spanish Americas …

This article provides a sociohistorical and linguistic account for the development of Afro-
Bolivian Spanish (ABS), an Afro-Hispanic vernacular spoken in Los Yungas, Department of …

This study offers a linguistic and sociohistorical analysis of Chocó Spanish (CS), an Afro-
Hispanic variety spoken in the Pacific lowlands of Colombia by the descendants of the …

The present work not only contributes to shedding light on the linguistic and socio-historical
origins of Afro-Peruvian Spanish, it also helps clarify the controversial puzzle concerning the …

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 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 …

Afro-Bolivian Spanish (ABS) is an Afro-Hispanic vernacular spoken in the region of Los
Yungas, Department of La Paz, Bolivia. This language has only been recently brought to the …