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3 comments about The Story of Papiamentu: A Study in Slavery and Language.

1. Anyone studying the Papiamentu language should read this book. Fouse, the author, gives a history of the language, presenting linguistic and historical evidence that it was originally based on Portuguese and has ties to Cape Verdean Creole (Kriolu).
   In part one, Fouse explains pidgins and creoles and then introduces the basics of the language, giving the etymologies of some words including djarason (Wednesday) as "day of [weekly] rations" (here I have used the Bonairean spelling). Part two traces the history of slavery in Portuguese West Africa, the Spanish destruction of the native Caiquetios on Aruba, Curaçao, and Bonaire, and the Dutch rule of the ABC islands since the struggles of 1634 through 1636. Part three presents the many influences on the development of Papiamentu, including Portuguese slavers, African languages, Sephardic merchants, Spanish Catholic church workers, Dutch landowners and administrative personnel, oral versus written transmission, and the issue of standardization. In part four, Fouse describes the present situation of Papiamentu, including the diaspora of Papiamentu speakers and the future prospects for the language.
   As the book went to press, it was not well proofread. However, the many problems with punctuation and the occasional problems with spelling originate with the editors of the University Press of America and not with the author. At places, the book seems to have been written to meet a deadline. Indications of this rush to completion include unexpected and unilluminating repetitions of information. Fortunately, these problems present a minor irritant and do not negate this book as a source of information.
   This book fills what would otherwise remain a void for the prospective student of the Papiamentu language. It should be considered as required reading both for the classroom student and for the independent learner.



2. I found The Story of Papiamentu an interesting and refreshing study of Papiamentu en read it with pleasure.



3. When I bought this bok on Amazon, it cost me 25 cents. That is about what it is worth. It is a shame that such an interesting topic as Papiamentu should be given such a slapdash treatment. A reviewer below seems to blame the editors, but the editors didn't write the thing, they just didn't fix it. I managed to finish the book despite the horrible writing, which goes beyond punctuation mistakes and repeated information. It is full of non-sequiturs, parenthetical notes (that do repeat the same information they are describing), subordinate clauses that do not refer back to anything, and a terrible overuse of the "etc.". This all makes for a very confusing read. Fouse is not a writer or scholar - he is a former customs and DEA agent turned ESL teacher (check out his blog "fousesquawk") and is now a dilettante who chose a very interesting topic and bogged it down in such poor writing as to make excruciating. I give him credit for trying, though, and for his love of the language.

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1 comments about Talk Now! Papiamento: Essential Words Adn Phrases for Absolute Beginners.

1. The reason I decided to purchase this product is because I am a frequent traveler to the beautiful tropical island of Aruba, and there native language is Papiamento, which differs a little from Papiamentu, but this was all I could find. The program is very helpful and easy to use, it teaches you many useful words and phrases. The only thing I do not like about it is that it doesn't teach you any grammer or how to make sentances, it is just vocabulary. But I guess that is what the level two is for. I defiantly recommend it if you are trying to learn Papiamentu.

1 comments about Mertvye dushi. English.

1. From Amazon's description: Is this a Gogol short story in English? Very poor description....