Histoire des créoles et génétique : le cas de l'angolar.

Emmanuel Schang (1) , Rougé Jean-Louis (1)

1 LLL - Laboratoire Ligérien de Linguistique

This paper deals with Angolar, a Portuguese-based Creole spoken on São Tomé Island (Gulf of Guinea). Firstly, we present the linguistic arguments which show that Angolar and Forro (the main Creole language spoken on São Tomé Island) share a common ancestor (proto-creole). Secondly, we discuss the impact of recent genetic studies which aim to bring decisive arguments to explain the origin of Angolar Creole. We show that the misinterpretation of these genetic data might confirm the preconceived colonialist ideas.

Domaines: Linguistique

Emmanuel Schang, Rougé Jean-Louis. Histoire des créoles et génétique : le cas de l'angolar.. Sciences et Techniques du Langage (Revue du Centre de Linguistique Appliquée de Dakar), 2012, Numéro spécial consacré aux CRÉOLES D’AFRIQUE À BASE LEXICALE PORTUGAISE, 9. ⟨halshs-01719073⟩