I Chapter – Geography and Sociolinguistic characteristic of the Caribbean. According to Baptiste (1995) the thing which is very important and helpful in understanding the Caribbean English and where that language comes from is studying the history‚ geography and sociolinguistics of the Caribbean. Humanities‚ social science and natural science need to be taken into account to know what varieties of English are spoken in Caribbean‚ how this language developed and what kind of connection has the
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Guiana is as varied as its landscape. Its people are as diverse as the country; from the Atlantic coast‚ to the marshy swamps‚ to the tropical rain forest and the Guiana Highlands. The Arawak Indians were the first known people to inhabit the land now known as French Guiana. The next wave of people was the Caribs‚ who were traveling from Brazil and stayed behind. This group made up the Amerindians‚ of which there are only a handful of descendants left today. The Spaniards commissioned Christopher
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Folk Dance The term folk dance describes dances that share some or all of the following attributes: * They are dances performed at social functions by people with little or no professional training‚ often to traditional music or music based on traditional music. * They are not designed for public performance or the stage‚ although traditional folkdances may be later arranged and set for stage performances. * Their execution is dominated by an inherited tradition rather than by innovation
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behaviors can be. It gives the readers a look into a culture that many do not understand. Miner tells us that the Nacirema are “a North American group living in the territory between the Canadian Cree‚ the Yaqui and Tarahumare of Mexico‚ and the Carib and Arawak of the Antilles.” They have a “highly developed market economy”‚ but appearance seems to take command of their peoples’ priorities. The fundamental belief of the Nacirema people is that “the human body is ugly and that its natural tendency is
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Successive waves of Arawak migrants‚ moving northward from the Orinoco delta in South America‚ settled the islands of the Caribbean. Around AD 600‚ the Taíno Indians‚ an Arawak culture‚ arrived on the island‚ displacing the previous inhabitants. They were organized into cacicazgos (chiefdoms)‚ each led by a cacique (chief). The final Arawak migrants‚ the Caribs‚ began moving up the Lesser Antilles in the 12th century‚ and were raiding Taíno villages on the island’s eastern coast by the late sixteenth
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understandable that Miner is speaking of a strange culture with rituals that are strange and unheard of. The territory that Miner is referring to in his essay‚ the one that lies between the Canadian Cree‚ the Yaqui and Tarahumare of Mexico‚ and the Carib and Arawak of the Antilles‚ is America. Nacirema is American spelled backwards. Miner describes the Nacirema‚ or American culture as being “a highly developed market economy which has evolved in a rich natural habitat.” He explains that every household
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were treated and decided to react either violently or non-violently towards the owners or planters. The Amerindians were one of the first migratory groups in the Caribbean. This group came in two main groups‚ which were the Tainos/Arawaks who came first‚ then the Caribs/Kalinagos. This group was the first to face oppression by the Europeans when the later arrived. When the Europeans arrived they disrupted the peaceful environment in which the Amerindians used to plant their crops. They came to produce
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language Papiamento. Papiamento dates back to the sixteenth century‚ as a means for African slaves to communicate with their owners. Papiamento reflects the mentality and culture of the many peoples who have inhabited the region‚ including the Arawak and Carib Indians‚ African slaves‚ South American traders‚ Spanish conquers‚ Dutch merchants‚ Portuguese missionaries‚ and French and English settlers. While grammar is basic‚ many non-Arubans find its syntax and intonation challenging. Much of Papiamento
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The Indigenous People Of The Americas CXC Past Paper Question (1992) QUESTION 5 (a) Name two groups of Amerindians who lived in the Caribbean before the arrival of the Europeans in 1492. (2 marks) ANSWER Tainos (Arawaks) and Kalinagos Caribs (b) Give two examples of the way of life before 1492 of any one of the groups named at (a) above (6 marks) ANSWER (Group Tainos) The cacique was the head of the Tainos society. The cacique was a hereditary title which passed down from father
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The Nacirema people‚ living in the territory between the Canadian Creed‚ the Yaqui and Tarahumare of Mexico‚ and the Carib and Arawak of the Antilles‚ are a group of Northern Americans who have chosen to live their lives in a strange manner. There is a main premise to their choice of lifestyle and that is to rid the body of its ugliness and natural tendencies towards debility and disease. (p. 503). The Nacirema people have devoted their lives to deterring these features of themselves through ritual
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