Language, culture and Caribbean identity /
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| Imprint: | Kingston, Jamaica : Canoe Press ; Cave Hill, Barbados : Centre for Caribbean Lexicography, 2012. |
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| Description: | vi, 178 p. : ill. ; 24 cm |
| Language: | English |
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| Format: | Print Book |
| URL for this record: | http://pi.lib.uchicago.edu/1001/cat/bib/9118402 |
| Summary: | 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. |
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| Item Description: | "... a publication to commemorate the life and work of the late Richard Allsopp, Caribbean linguist extraordinaire, pioneering lexicographer and cultural researcher..." p. [1] |
| Physical Description: | vi, 178 p. : ill. ; 24 cm |
| Bibliography: | Includes bibliographical references. |
| ISBN: | 9789768125927 9768125926 |
