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Caribbean English (CE, [note 3] CarE) is a set of dialects of the English language which are spoken in the Caribbean and most countries on the Caribbean coasts of Central America and South America. Caribbean English is influenced by, but is distinct to the English-based creole languages spoken in the region.
Barbadian English is fully rhotic and full of glottal stops. One example of Barbadian English would be the pronunciation of departments, which is [dɪˈpaːɹʔmənʔs]. It is also notable, in comparison with standard American or British English, for the first vowel in price or prize. [1] [2]
Pronunciation in Belizean English tends towards Caribbean English, except that the former is non-rhotic. [6] [note 2]In 2013, it was noted that spoken Belizean English is heavily influenced by Belizean Creole, as 'both the lexicon and syntactic constructions often follow creole.' [7] The influence has been deemed strong enough to argue 'that spoken [Belizean] English is simply a register of ...
Some words are recorded as ending in x, which may have represented a word-final /h/ sound. In general, stress was predictable and fell on the penultimate syllable of a word, unless the word ended in /e/ , /i/ or a nasal vowel, in which case it fell on the final syllable.
After the Mediterranean Sea, the Caribbean Sea is the second-most-polluted sea. Pollution in the form of up to 300,000 tonnes of solid garbage dumped into the Caribbean Sea each year is progressively endangering marine ecosystems, wiping out species, and harming the livelihoods of local people, who rely primarily on tourism and fishing.
Cozumel (Spanish pronunciation:; Yucatec Maya: Kùutsmil) is an island and municipality in the Caribbean Sea off the eastern coast of Mexico's Yucatán Peninsula, opposite Playa del Carmen. It is separated from the mainland by the Cozumel Channel and is close to the Yucatán Channel.
The Tamarind Seed (1974), American-British movie; Black Snake (1973), American film directed by Russ Meyer; Agatha Christie's Miss Marple - A Caribbean Mystery (1989) Chattel House (2004) Guttaperc (1998) The Shoe (2005) Hit for Six (2006) Tek Dem Out (2006) Hush 1 (2008) Hush 2 (2009) Hush 3 (2011) A Hand Full of Dirt (2011) Chrissy (2012 ...
The languages of the Caribbean reflect the region's diverse history and culture. There are six official languages spoken in the Caribbean: . Spanish (official language of Cuba, Dominican Republic, Panama, Puerto Rico, Bay Islands (Honduras), Corn Islands (Nicaragua), Isla Cozumel, Isla Mujeres (Mexico), Nueva Esparta (Venezuela), the Federal Dependencies of Venezuela and San Andrés ...