Variation in the Caribbean
From creole continua to individual agency
Published on 26. January 2011
Book
Hardback
276 pages
978-90-272-5259-3 (ISBN)
Description
The study of linguistic variation in the Caribbean has been central to the emergence of Pidgin and Creole Linguistics as an academic field. It has yielded influential theory, such as the (post-)creole continuum or the 'Acts of Identity' models, that has shaped sociolinguistics far beyond creole settings. This volume collects current work in the field and focuses on methodological and theoretical innovations that continue, expand, and update the dialog between Caribbean variation studies and general sociolinguistics.
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Language
English
Place of publication
Amsterdam
Netherlands
Target group
Professional and scholarly
Illustrations
+ index
Dimensions
Height: 245 mm
Width: 164 mm
Weight
665 gr
ISBN-13
978-90-272-5259-3 (9789027252593)
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Lars Hinrichs | Joseph T. Farquharson
Variation in the Caribbean
From creole continua to individual agency
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Content
1. Introduction (by Hinrichs, Lars); 2. Part I. Variation and linguistic systems; 3. Revisiting variation between sa and o in Sranan (by Winford, Donald); 4. Inherent variability and coexistent systems: Negation in Bequia (by Walker, James A.); 5. Putting individuals back in contact: Accommodation strategies by Barbadians in Ipswich (by Brana-Straw, Michelle C.); 6. Relative markers in spoken Standard Jamaican English (by Gut, Ulrike); 7. Part II. Variation and identity; 8. "Flying at half-mast"? Voices, genres, and orthographies in Barbadian Creole* (by Fenigsen, Janina); 9. The creole continuum and individual agency: Approaches to stylistic variation in Jamaica (by Deuber, Dagmar); 10. Language attitudes and linguistic awareness in Jamaican English (by Sand, Andrea); 11. Part III. Variation and the community; 12. The varilingual repertoire of Tobagonian speakers (by Youssef, Valerie); 13. On the emergence of new language varieties: The case of the Eastern Maroon Creole in French Guiana (by Migge, Bettina); 14. 'Creole' and youth language in a British inner-city community (by Dray, Susan); 15. Le Page's theoretical and applied legacy in sociolinguistics and creole studies (by Rickford, John R.); 16. Name index; 17. Subject index