Talk Yuh Talk

Talk Yuh Talk
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Publisher : University of Virginia Press
Total Pages : 268
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ISBN-10 : 0813919460
ISBN-13 : 9780813919461
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Book Synopsis Talk Yuh Talk by : Kwame Senu Neville Dawes

Download or read book Talk Yuh Talk written by Kwame Senu Neville Dawes and published by University of Virginia Press. This book was released on 2001 with total page 268 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: In the past 30 years, most Caribbean poetry written in English has come to the US in the lyrics of reggae music, but that is only one aspect of a tradition characterized by continuing tension within a diverse heritage. Interviews in this collection reflect a range of Caribbean voices from several generations, from those poets influenced by a dynamic interplay between the popular culture of reggae music and yard theater to those whose work is closer to classical forms of literature and oral narrative. Dawes teaches English at the University of South Carolina. Annotation copyrighted by Book News Inc., Portland, OR

How to Understand and Talk Like a Jamaican

How to Understand and Talk Like a Jamaican
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Publisher : Xlibris Corporation
Total Pages : 70
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ISBN-10 : 9781664196759
ISBN-13 : 1664196757
Rating : 4/5 (59 Downloads)

Book Synopsis How to Understand and Talk Like a Jamaican by : Anthony Mc Laughlin

Download or read book How to Understand and Talk Like a Jamaican written by Anthony Mc Laughlin and published by Xlibris Corporation. This book was released on 2021-12-27 with total page 70 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: "This book will help to bridge the gap between you and any Jamaican by offering a taste of our vibrant, exotic and heartful culture, and language. There is much beauty to discover within this beloved island. May this book bring you a step closer to finding it." -Anthony McLaughlin

Variation, Versatility and Change in Sociolinguistics and Creole Studies

Variation, Versatility and Change in Sociolinguistics and Creole Studies
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Publisher : Cambridge University Press
Total Pages : 389
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ISBN-10 : 9781107086135
ISBN-13 : 1107086132
Rating : 4/5 (35 Downloads)

Book Synopsis Variation, Versatility and Change in Sociolinguistics and Creole Studies by : John R. Rickford

Download or read book Variation, Versatility and Change in Sociolinguistics and Creole Studies written by John R. Rickford and published by Cambridge University Press. This book was released on 2019-01-24 with total page 389 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Demonstrates how data, methods and theories from sociolinguistics and creole studies synergize and mutually benefit each subfield.

Anglophone Caribbean Poetry, 1970-2001

Anglophone Caribbean Poetry, 1970-2001
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Publisher : Bloomsbury Publishing USA
Total Pages : 216
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ISBN-10 : 9780313077432
ISBN-13 : 0313077436
Rating : 4/5 (32 Downloads)

Book Synopsis Anglophone Caribbean Poetry, 1970-2001 by : Emily A. Williams

Download or read book Anglophone Caribbean Poetry, 1970-2001 written by Emily A. Williams and published by Bloomsbury Publishing USA. This book was released on 2002-12-30 with total page 216 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Caribbean poetry written in English has been attracting growing amounts of scholarly attention. The first substantial annotated bibliography of primary and secondary materials related to the topic, this reference chronicles the development of Anglophone Caribbean poetry from 1970 through 2001. Included are nearly 900 entries for anthologies, reference works, conference proceedings, critical studies, interviews, and recorded works. The volume also includes a chronology, an overview of the development and significance of Caribbean poetry in English, and extensive indexes. In 1971 the Association for Commonwealth Literature and Language Studies held a conference on West Indian literature at the University of the West Indies. This was the first assembly for the discussion of West Indian literature by West Indian people on West Indian soil. Since then, interest in Caribbean poetry written in English has grown dramatically. Caribbean poetry was influenced by the American Black Power movement during the 1970s, and women poets began to contribute their voices throughout the 1980s. Caribbean poets have, in turn, gained greater access to publishing outlets, resulting in a wider international readership and a corresponding increase in scholarly and critical studies. This book is the first substantial annotated bibliography of primary and secondary materials related to Caribbean poetry written in English. The volume begins with the rise of interest in Anglophone Caribbean poetry in the 1970s and continues through 2001. Included are entries for nearly 900 anthologies, reference works, conference proceedings, critical studies, interviews, and recordings. The entries are grouped in chapters devoted to particular types of works. In addition, the volume includes a chronology, a discussion of the history of Anglophone Caribbean poetry, and extensive indexes.

Talk Dat Talk

Talk Dat Talk
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Total Pages : 84
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ISBN-10 : 9768157917
ISBN-13 : 9789768157911
Rating : 4/5 (17 Downloads)

Book Synopsis Talk Dat Talk by : Miguel Browne

Download or read book Talk Dat Talk written by Miguel Browne and published by . This book was released on 1999 with total page 84 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Dictionary of the English/Creole of Trinidad & Tobago

Dictionary of the English/Creole of Trinidad & Tobago
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Publisher : McGill-Queen's Press - MQUP
Total Pages : 1072
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ISBN-10 : 9780773576070
ISBN-13 : 077357607X
Rating : 4/5 (70 Downloads)

Book Synopsis Dictionary of the English/Creole of Trinidad & Tobago by : Lise Winer

Download or read book Dictionary of the English/Creole of Trinidad & Tobago written by Lise Winer and published by McGill-Queen's Press - MQUP. This book was released on 2009-01-16 with total page 1072 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Using the historical principles of the Oxford English Dictionary, Lise Winer presents the first scholarly dictionary of this unique language. The dictionary comprises over 12,200 entries, including over 4500 for flora and fauna alone, with numerous cross-references. Entries include definitions, alternative spellings, pronunciations, etymologies, grammatical information, and illustrative citations of usage. Winer draws from a wide range of sources - newspapers, literature, scientific reports, sound recordings of songs and interviews, spoken language - to provide a wealth and depth of language, clearly situated within a historical, cultural, and social context.

Jamaican Speech Forms in Ethiopia

Jamaican Speech Forms in Ethiopia
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Publisher : Cambridge Scholars Publishing
Total Pages : 260
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ISBN-10 : 9781443876759
ISBN-13 : 1443876755
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Book Synopsis Jamaican Speech Forms in Ethiopia by : Rosanna Masiola

Download or read book Jamaican Speech Forms in Ethiopia written by Rosanna Masiola and published by Cambridge Scholars Publishing. This book was released on 2015-04-01 with total page 260 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This book is the first systematic cross-disciplinary survey on the use of Jamaican English in Ethiopia, describing the dynamics of language acquisition in a multi-lectal and multicultural context. It is the result of over eight years’ worth of research conducted in both Jamaica and Africa, and is a recognition of the trans-cultural influence of the “Repatriation Movement” and other diasporic movements. The method and materials adopted in this book point to a constant spread and diffusion of Jamaican culture in Ethiopia. This is reinforced by the universalistic appeal of Rastafarianism and Reggae music and their ability to transcend borders. The data gathered here focus on how an Anglophone-based Creole has developed new speech-forms and has been hybridized and cross-fertilized in contact situations and by new media sources. The book focuses on the use of Jamaican English in four particular domains: namely, school, street, family, and the music studio. Its findings are drawn from an exceptional range of sources, such as field-work and video-recordings, interviews, web-mediated communication, artistic performance and relevant transcriptions. These sources highlight five topics of relevance—language acquisition and choice; English and Jamaican speech forms; hegemonic and minority groups, Rastafarian culture and Reggae music—which are explored in further detail throughout the book. These salient features, in turn, interface with the dynamics of influencing factors, reinforcing circumstances, significance and change. The book represents a journey to the “extreme-outer circle” of English language use, following a circular route away from Africa and back again, with all the languages used (and lost) along the slavery route and inside the plantation complex developing into creolized speech forms and Creoles. Such language use is now making its way back to Africa, with all the incendiary creativity of Reggae and resonant with Rastafarian language.