The Jamaican English-Patwa continuum
Langfocus
Apr 13, 2026 14:45
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In these clip of a full-length video on Jamaican Creole (aka Patwa), I talk about how people use Jamaican Standard English on a continuum with pure Patwa, which can blur the lines between the two languages.
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#language study
#polyglot
#foreign language
#linguist
#linguistics
#creole languages
#Patois
#Patwa
#Jamaican English
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#mesolect