A global vision of creole languages: perspectives and challenges of Creole studies

The objective of this article is to analyse the different hypotheses which have developed around creole languages with the intention of gaining a global vision of this phenomenon. In the first part, the varying definitions of pidgin and creole languages currently in existence will be examined. Following this, the principal theories around the development of these languages will be analysed in order to look at their principal characteristics. In the third part, aspects such as post-creole linguistic continuum and de-Creolisation will be examined, taking into account new studies. Finally, a brief analysis of Creole studies as a discipline is conducted and we consider new challenges which must be confronted. It is concluded that creole languages are particular communication systems due to the way in which they developed and also to their linguistic characteristics. Furthermore, it is determined that it is necessary to re-evaluate certain theoretical elements which have given rise to a partial understanding of the linguistic phenomenon described here. It is hoped that this article will contribute to the field of language contact, and specifically to the study of creole languages, and that it will generate theoretical debates which will help to achieve a better understanding of this type of linguistic codes