puerto limón, caribbean english

PUERTO LIMÓNCosta Rica

Douaa Ikane and Melissa Hinz

Where is Puerto Limón?

1.765,79 km² 105.000 , poblation

History

•Columbus was the first European that discovered Limón in 1502.

•Limón was conquered by the Americans to plant their bananas plants.

•Then they win their independence and stay with Costa Rica.

Limón Dialects

Limón is divided in 6

Cantons, where speak

different Dialects.

We will explain one of this

dialects, that is the

Caribbean english.

Caribbean EnglishSome caracteristics of the Caribbean English:

Phonology•Two consonants after a vowel is reduced to a single consonant: last = las bend= ben•The Caribbean Creole English is a phoneme [y]after consonants (k ) and ( g )before a central vowel (a ). car = kyar can't = kyan't

•The Caribbean English are influenced by the Irish English and Spanish

syntax•Remove the verbs They don’t mark the tense She bored We real good Yesterday I fall asleep = Yesterday I fell asleep

Traditions and Festivals

Carnaval: October since 1949

The Columbus Day: 12th October

The most important Festivals are the Carnival and the Columbus Day, that coincided at the same month…

Their exiting Music !

Eddy Herrera(2002)Damian Marley(2003)El gran Colombo de puerto rico(2005)T.O.K(2006)

Typical Food

Tamales Coconut rice Typical Breakfast

Yuca

Drinks

Places to visit

BeachesBnanas plantations

River

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