Papiamentu is a language spoken natively by inhabitants of the previous Netherlands Antilles and is present in the Dutch linguistic environment due to the immigration of Papiamentu speakers to the...Show morePapiamentu is a language spoken natively by inhabitants of the previous Netherlands Antilles and is present in the Dutch linguistic environment due to the immigration of Papiamentu speakers to the Netherlands. Because of this, Papiamentu plays a role in the development of the Dutch urban youth varieties. This paper investigated the influence that Papiamentu has on these Dutch urban youth varieties. A qualitative approach was used as the study design. Video segments of speakers using Dutch urban youth varieties were collected from social media platforms and the Papiamentu influences were analyzed. Results showed that the influence of Papiamentu on the Dutch urban youth varieties were lexical and mainly used as literal translations of Dutch words.Show less
