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.d.). Roberts, define the term “language” and “a language”. Language can be look at from the linguistic competence which the joining of the innate capacity (the child) and actual input from the society (words, phrases) (Roberts, n.d.). Languages in the “West Indies” change over time because of the constant chance of colonial (British, French) power which gives birth to the distinction of language throughout the “West Indies”. Roberts, highlights the varieties of language spoken in the “West Indies”. English which is said to be “good” or “proper”; English that’s not “good” or ‘proper” is dialect (Roberts, n.d.). Roberts also give details of Creole, Patois and Slang that is part of the “West Indies”.

 

Roberts enlighten me on “West Indies” language on how diverse our language is. I would have never thought that “dialect” is considered to be Standard West Indies English. Grenada, as history has shown, been through the French and the British hands for many years and finally become British about the 19th century (Roberts, n.d.). To look at why Grenada loss its French Creole I will take it from a cultural, educational and geographical point of view. First geographically, Grenada is located near to Trinidad than St.Luica and the other French Creole speaking islands. Cultural view because Grenada is now under the British rule, British will impose its culture on Grenada. Finally, from an educational view, British try or should I say eradicate French Creole through the use of school and teaching British language while the French Creole dead out.

 

In conclusion, Roberts give a comprehensive understanding of “West Indies” language on how it went through so many different circles till it ends up as it is today. French Creole and many other languages that was lost because we were washed away of our African language and taught the European language “English” which is still considered “bad” or “broken”. “West Indian English, however, unlike other dialect of English (perhaps excepting Indian English), has features which are significantly difference in nature, features which have resulted from the nature of the contact between African and European and from the circumstances of development of language in the West Indies” (Roberts, n.d.).

 

The Roots of Caribbean Identity: Language, Race and Ecology.

 

In the article “The Roots of Caribbean Identity: Language, Race and Ecology” Roberts links how European countries embrace their identity “which suggest that place, people and language are closely allied in the formulation of national identity” (Roberts, 2008) and in the Caribbean we have a great present of European influence such as the language, place and person. Also he highlighted “the notion of identity” (Roberts, 2008). We in the Caribbean are the same but yet we still are different and how we as “social being” differentiate ourselves into classes. Finally, “human societies are not static” but no matter how similar or different we are we will create a new identity that will either be accepted or not.

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