| Description |
1 online resource (xx, 320 pages) : illustrations, maps. |
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polychrome |
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text file |
| Series |
Varieties of English around the world,
0172-7362 ;
v. G30
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Varieties of English around the world. General series ; v. 30.
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| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references and index. |
| Contents |
Introduction / Michael Aceto and Jeffrey P. Williams -- Defining ethnic varieties in the Bahamas : phonological accommodation in black and white enclave communities / Becky Childs, Jeffrey Reaser, and Walt Wolfram -- Grammatical features of TMA auxiliaries in Bahamian Creole / Helean McPhee -- English in the Turks and Caicos islands: a look at Grand Turk / Cecilia Cutler -- Lanugage variety in the Virgin Islands : plural markings / Robin Sabino, Mary Diamond, and Leah Cockcroft. |
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Establishment and perpetuation of Anglophone white enclave communities in the Eastern Caribbean : the case of Island Harbor, Anguilla / Jeffrey P. Williams -- What are Creole languages? An alternative approach to the Anglophone Atlantic world with special emphasis on Barbudan Creole English / Michael Aceto -- Language variation and language use among teachers in Dominica / Beverley Bryan and Rosalind Burnette -- An "English Creole" that isn't : on the sociohistorical origins and linguistic classification of the vernacular English in St. Lucia / Paul B. Garrett. |
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Carriacou Shakespeare Mas' : linguistic creativity in a Creole community / Joan M. Fayer -- Creole English on Carriacou : a sketch and some implications / Ronald Kephart -- Barbadian lects : beyond Meso / Gerard Van Herk -- Eastern Caribbean suprasegmental systems : a comparative view, with particular reference to Barbadian, Trinidadian, and Guyanese / David Sutcliffe. |
| Summary |
Contact Englishes of the Eastern Caribbean is the first collection to focus, via primary linguistic fieldwork, on the underrepresented and neglected area of the Anglophone Eastern Caribbean. The following islands are included: The Virgin Islands (USA & British), Anguilla, Barbuda, Dominica, St. Lucia, Carriacou, Barbados, Trinidad, and Guyana. In an effort to be as inclusive as possible, the contiguous areas of the Bahamas and the Turks and Caicos islands (often considered part of North American Englishes) are also included. Papers in this volume explore all aspects of language study, includin. |
| Local Note |
eBooks on EBSCOhost EBSCO eBook Subscription Academic Collection - North America |
| Subject |
English language -- Caribbean Area.
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English language. |
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Caribbean Area. |
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English language -- Variation -- Caribbean Area.
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English language -- Variation. |
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Creole dialects, English -- Caribbean Area.
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Creole dialects, English. |
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Languages in contact -- Caribbean Area.
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Languages in contact. |
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Caribbean Area -- Languages.
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Language and languages. |
| Genre/Form |
Electronic books.
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| Added Author |
Aceto, Michael.
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Williams, Jeffrey P. (Jeffrey Payne), 1958-
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| Other Form: |
Print version: Contact Englishes of the Eastern Caribbean. Amsterdam ; Philadelphia : J. Benjamins, ©2003 (DLC) 2002033021 |
| ISBN |
9789027296504 (electronic book) |
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9027296502 (electronic book) |
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9789027248909 (Eur. ; alkaline paper) |
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9027248907 (Eur. ; alkaline paper) |
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9781588113634 (US hardback ; alkaline paper) |
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1588113639 (US hardback ; alkaline paper) |
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1588113639 (US hardback ; alkaline paper) |
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9027248907 (Eur. ; alkaline paper) |
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