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In:Portuguese-Spanish Interfaces: Diachrony, synchrony, and contact
Edited by Patrícia Amaral and Ana Maria Carvalho
[Issues in Hispanic and Lusophone Linguistics 1] 2014
► pp. 359–376

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A historical perspective of Afro-Portuguese and Afro-Spanish varieties in the Iberia Peninsula

 | The Pennsylvania State University
Published online: 30 October 2014
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https://doi.org/10.1075/ihll.1.19lip
This study traces the linguistic history of 15th – 18th century Spanish and Portuguese contact varieties in Spain and Portugal. The plausibility of literary imitations – the sole source of information – is discussed. Several likely common denominators emerge from the discussion, including apparently consistent phonological and morphosyntactic patterns that are also attested in existent creole languages.
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