Marissa Blaszko - Made in America: Creole Languages Native to the USA

Too often when we think of "native" or "indigenous" languages in the US we think of only one type--the languages that were spoken and signed in the country before European contact. In this talk we'll explore 5 creole variations that are indigenous to the US: Gullah Geechee, African American English, Louisiana Creole, Louisiana French, and Boricua Spanish. We'll explore their roots and cultures, play translation pub quizzes, and finally talk about how the language learning community can support and empower their speakers.
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[@ingridtrue8652]

Loved the fun videos of native speakers and interactive quizzes! Your talks are always so entertaining as well as informative. This must’ve taken a ton of time to put together. Thank you!! ❤

[@relearnalanguage]

Thanks Ingrid! It was a blast to research and make :)

[@CreolePolyglot]

Great presentation! I'm Creole and I tried to explain a bit about what it is in my Polyglot Conference presentation last year, but to be honest it's something I always struggled to understand cuz we were never taught anything about it in school. I finally started learning Creole earlier this year and have learned so much history along with it cuz most of the material we learn from is from the 1800s!

[@relearnalanguage]

Awwww thanks so much for the comment Mamzel! I hope I did speakers of every Creole language proud ♡ There really is very little formal documentation, research, or education on these variations but hopefully we're starting to see that change with the internet :)

[@Merchantwun]

The GullahGeechee/Deutsch connection is a stretch at most. On top of that, to not mention the dozens of West African languages that contributed to Gullah and how American English now uses those same words without giving credit is an insult, to be honest. One can't get everything right, but that part was not good. Side note: some actual AAE in the AAE section woulda been nice.