| Language, Culture and Caribbean Identity Contributor(s): Allsopp, Jeannette (Editor), Rickford, John R. (Editor) |
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ISBN: 9768125926 ISBN-13: 9789768125927 Publisher: Canoe Press (IL) OUR PRICE: $38.00 Product Type: Paperback Published: August 2012 |
| Additional Information |
| BISAC Categories: - Social Science | Anthropology - Cultural & Social - Language Arts & Disciplines | Linguistics - General |
| Dewey: 410 |
| LCCN: 2013397418 |
| Physical Information: 0.7" H x 5.9" W x 8.9" (0.55 lbs) 220 pages |
| Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
| Publisher Description: This timely and insightful publication, thought-provoking and highly educational, is dedicated to the memory of outstanding Caribbean linguist, Richard Allsopp. The contributors, many of them leading authorities on language variation in the Caribbean, explore various aspects of language, culture and identity in the region, focusing on themes that engaged Allsopp in his lifetime: Creole linguistics, Caribbean lexicography, language in folklore and religion, literature, music and dance, and language issues in Caribbean schools. |