| Description |
1 online resource (x, 301 pages) : illustrations |
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text file |
| Contents |
An introduction to the language of West Indians -- Nonlinguistic methods of communication and transmission of information in the plantation slave society -- Aspects of oral culture in the slave population -- Political and social influences on the development of vernacular English -- Literate communication in the plantation slave society -- The rise of printing and publishing in the West Indies and its effects -- Intellectual and literary activity and its effects on literate English -- The rise of schools and their effect on English -- English language and literacy in the early schools --The legacy of colonial literacy in West Indies. |
| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references (pages 279-295) and index. |
| Access |
Use copy Restrictions unspecified MiAaHDL |
| Reproduction |
Electronic reproduction. [S.l.] : HathiTrust Digital Library, 2010. MiAaHDL |
| System Details |
Master and use copy. Digital master created according to Benchmark for Faithful Digital Reproductions of Monographs and Serials, Version 1. Digital Library Federation, December 2002. http://purl.oclc.org/DLF/benchrepro0212 MiAaHDL |
| Processing Action |
digitized 2010 HathiTrust Digital Library committed to preserve MiAaHDL |
| Local Note |
eBooks on EBSCOhost EBSCO eBook Subscription Academic Collection - North America |
| Subject |
English language -- West Indies, British.
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English language. |
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Great Britain -- Colonies -- America.
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Great Britain. |
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Colonies. |
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America. |
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Written communication -- West Indies, British.
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Written communication. |
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Language and culture -- West Indies, British.
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Language and culture. |
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Oral communication -- West Indies, British.
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Oral communication. |
| Chronological Term |
Geschichte. |
| Genre/Form |
Electronic books.
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| Other Form: |
Print version: Roberts, Peter A. From oral to literate culture. Kingston, Jamaica : Press University of the West Indies, 1997 (DLC) 97196830 (OCoLC)38015038 |
| ISBN |
9781435694835 (electronic book) |
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143569483X (electronic book) |
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9766400377 |
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9789766400378 |
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