Jamaican speech forms in Ethiopia : the emergence of a new linguistic scenario in Shashamane /

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Author / Creator:Tomei, Renato, author.
Imprint:Newcastle upon Tyne : Cambridge Scholars Publishing, 2015.
©2015
Description:1 online resource (228 pages) : illustrations, map
Language:English
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Format: E-Resource Book
URL for this record:http://pi.lib.uchicago.edu/1001/cat/bib/11305001
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ISBN:9781443876759
1443876755
9781443871525
1443871524
Notes:Includes bibliographical references.
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Summary: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.--Provided by publisher.
Other form:Print version: Tomei, Renato. Jamaican speech forms in Ethiopia. Newcastle upon Tyne : Cambridge Scholars Publishing, 2015 1443871524