Which property explains why Haitian Creole exhibits grammatical structures derived from West African languages rather than exclusively from French, its lexifier language?

💡 Explanation

Substrate influence explains Haitian Creole’s grammar because the first language speakers transferred grammatical features from their native West African languages during creolization; therefore, West African grammatical features persist, rather than conforming entirely to French grammar, despite French vocabulary influence.

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