Sociolinguistic research on Creole communities has so far focused mainly onthe social and linguistic distinctiveness of Creoles and on their synchronicinteraction with their European lexifier. To date, little work has been doneon the stylistic make-up of Creoles and on how these styles are employedin interactions to negotiate social identities and relationships. This paperinvestigates patterns of code-switching between different Creole varieties inthe Eastern Maroon community using Myers-Scotton’s markedness model.It demonstrates that such patterns are structurally similar to those foundin other bilingual communities and function as an important resource forcreating interactional meanings. Moreover, it shows that overall similarpatterns of code-switching convey partially different meanings due to theirinteraction with situational factors.
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