LAS LENGUAS CRIOLLAS DEL CARIBE: ORíGENES Y SITUACIóN SOCIOLINGüíSTICA, UNA APROXIMACIóN

the article presents a general description of the sociolinguistic situation of the creole languages spoken in the caribbean. with this objective in mind, the text is organized as follows: first, it explains the concept of creole language; second, it discusses how said languages are classified in the caribbean region; third, it examines the different forms of emergence of these languages in the caribbean; and, finally, it shows the sociolinguistic situations of various caribbean countries. the article concludes with the proposal that the caribbean is a multi-lingual region in which linguistic contact has produced, in very different ways, diverse creole languages, and in which there are different relations among the languages that co-exist there. therefore, the text's objective is to expand the view regarding creole languages and improve the linguistic understanding of the caribbean.