Contents -- List of Maps -- Principal Abbreviations -- Preface -- Chapter One Origins -- 1.1 Introduction -- 1.2 St. Barthélemy -- 1.3 The Inhabitants -- 1.4 The World in 1681 -- a. Europe -- b. Africa -- c. North America -- d. The Caribbean -- 1.5 Summary -- Chapter Two History's Shuttlecock -- 2.1 Introduction -- 2.2 The First Century: Attacks and Plunder -- 2.3 The Second Century: Belonging to Sweden -- 2.4 The Third Century: From Indigence to Ease -- 2.5 Summary -- Chapter Three The Social Ecology of St. Barthélemy -- 3.1 Schooners -- 3.2 Introduction -- 3.3 Sources -- a. Social Life in the 17th Century French Islands -- b. First Inhabitants -- c. 18th Century Perspectives -- d. The Rural Populations -- e. Slavery in St. Barth -- f. In St. Thomas -- 3.4 Women's Lives, Women's Roles -- a. The Lives of Girls -- b. Work in the Salt Ponds -- c. The Lives of Women -- d. Cultural Life -- e. Oral Cultures and Women's Lives -- 3.5 Social Values and Cultures -- a. Music -- b. Land and Settlement Patterns -- c. Houses -- d. Education -- e. Religion -- f. Politics -- g. A History of Disparagement -- 3.6 Summary -- Chapter Four The Languages of St. Barthélemy -- 4.1 Introduction -- 4.2 Interviewing the Speakers -- 4.3 Gustavia English -- 4.4 The Central Area and Saline -- 4.5 St. Barth Creole -- 4.6 St. Barth Patois -- 4.7 Comparisons to Other French Vernaculars -- 4.8 Progressive Aspect in St. Barth Patois -- 4.9 Summary -- Chapter Five Language Survival and Language Loss -- 5.1 Introduction -- 5.2 Attitudes and Language Use -- 5.3 The Social Context for Language Survival -- 5.4 St. Barth Vernaculars and Language Change -- 5.5 Conclusions -- Epilogue -- Appendix One The St. Barth 1681 Census -- Appendix Two Language Samples from Recorded Interviews -- Gustavia English: Speaker B -- Saline French: Speaker F -- St. Barth Creole: Speakers E, L, BB.

St. Barth Patois: Speakers F, D, T, G -- References -- Index.