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Though there is variation between black and white speakers, there is a tendency for speakers to drop /h/ or, in a hypercorrection, to add it to words without it so harm and arm are pronounced the same. The merger occurs most often in the speech of Abaco and north Eleuthera. | Though there is variation between black and white speakers, there is a tendency for speakers to drop /h/ or, in a hypercorrection, to add it to words without it so harm and arm are pronounced the same. The merger occurs most often in the speech of Abaco and north Eleuthera. | ||
Other characteristics of Bahamian Creole in comparison to English include: | Other characteristics of Bahamian Creole in comparison to English include: | ||
*Merger of the vowels of fair and fear into [ɛə] | *Merger of the vowels of fair and fear into [ɛə] | ||
*Free variation of the "happy" vowel between [ɪ] and [i]. | *Free variation of the "happy" vowel between [ɪ] and [i]. | ||
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* John A Holm & Alison Watt Shilling, '''''Dictionary of Bahamian English''''', Cold Spring : NY : Lexik House publ., 1982 - [https://www.worldcat.org/title/dictionary-of-bahamian-english/oclc/462132248&referer=brief_results Available at WorldCat] | * John A Holm & Alison Watt Shilling, '''''Dictionary of Bahamian English''''', Cold Spring : NY : Lexik House publ., 1982 - [https://www.worldcat.org/title/dictionary-of-bahamian-english/oclc/462132248&referer=brief_results Available at WorldCat] | ||
*[https://bahamianology.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/01/2017-DICTIONARY-OF-BAHAMIAN-WORDS-AND-PHRASES.pdf Dictionary of Bahamian Words and Phrases] - Bahamianology | *[https://bahamianology.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/01/2017-DICTIONARY-OF-BAHAMIAN-WORDS-AND-PHRASES.pdf Dictionary of Bahamian Words and Phrases] - Bahamianology | ||
'''Online Dictionaries''' | '''Online Dictionaries''' | ||
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'''Langugage Aids''' | '''Langugage Aids''' | ||
* Patricia Glinton-Meicholas, '''''Talkin' Bahamian : a useful guide to the language of the islands''''', Nassau, Bahamas : Guanima Press in association with the Counsellors Ltd., 1994 - [https://www.worldcat.org/title/talkin-bahamian-a-useful-guide-to-the-language-of-the-islands/oclc/33047287&referer=brief_results Available at WorldCat] | * Patricia Glinton-Meicholas, '''''Talkin' Bahamian : a useful guide to the language of the islands''''', Nassau, Bahamas : Guanima Press in association with the Counsellors Ltd., 1994 - [https://www.worldcat.org/title/talkin-bahamian-a-useful-guide-to-the-language-of-the-islands/oclc/33047287&referer=brief_results Available at WorldCat] | ||
* [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bahamian_Creole#:~:text=Grammar Bahamian Creole Grammar] - Wikipedia | |||
==Additional Resources== | ==Additional Resources== | ||