Decreolization or the Post Creole Continuum
Some examples from the CaribbeanThe Jamaican Continuum
Acrolect It's my book I didn't eat anyMesolect Iz me buk A in nyam non
Basilect I fi mi buk dat Mi na bin nyam non
Guyanese pronunciation of "I told him."
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Creole
Guyanese pronunciation of "I gave him one."
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