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Vol. 30:1 (2015) ► pp.44–62

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The discovery, nature, and implications of a Papiamentu text fragment from 1783

 | University of Konstanz
 | Leiden University
Published online: 9 April 2015
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https://doi.org/10.1075/jpcl.30.1.02jac
In this paper, we discuss the recent discovery of four letters written in 1783, one of which is written fully in Papiamentu, the other three comprising Papiamentu fragments. The data in these constitute one of the earliest written attestations of Papiamentu. We first provide a brief overview of the earliest attestations of Papiamentu and then present the Letters as Loot research programme, to which we owe the discovery of the 1783 letters. Following this, the article discusses the contents of the letters and the socio-historical context in which they were written. To close, we discuss the value of this new source for Papiamentu studies.
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