London Jamaican
Language System in Interaction
1st Edition
Published on 27. September 1993
Book
Paperback/Softback
256 pages
978-0-582-08095-9 (ISBN)
Description
London Jamaican provides the reader with a new perspective on African descent in London. Based on research carried out in the early 1980s, the author examines the linguistic background of the community, with special emphasis on young people of the first and second British-born generations.
Reviews / Votes
"Clearly written and presupposing little background knowledge...a comprehensive, yet data-orientated and in-depth analysis of the sociolinguistic status of London Jamaican and its speakers."Language, Culture and Curriculum
"...an important addition to the literature on the use of Caribbean Creole in the UK."
Language Education
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Series
Language
English
Place of publication
London
United Kingdom
Publishing group
Taylor & Francis Ltd
Target group
Professional and scholarly
Dimensions
Height: 216 mm
Width: 140 mm
Thickness: 11 mm
Weight
262 gr
ISBN-13
978-0-582-08095-9 (9780582080959)
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Person
Mark Sebba
Content
Acknowledgements
Transcription conventions
1. Introduction: Creole comes to Britain
2. In search of "London Jamaican"
3. Continuum and variation - approaches to describing Creole
4. London Jamaican...?
5. ...or Black London English?
6. Language within the family
7. Code switching in converstion
8. The many-personed speaker
9. Epilogue: Creole and the future - the language of education
Appendices: the two systems; the conversations
Bibliography
Index
Transcription conventions
1. Introduction: Creole comes to Britain
2. In search of "London Jamaican"
3. Continuum and variation - approaches to describing Creole
4. London Jamaican...?
5. ...or Black London English?
6. Language within the family
7. Code switching in converstion
8. The many-personed speaker
9. Epilogue: Creole and the future - the language of education
Appendices: the two systems; the conversations
Bibliography
Index