Jamaican speech forms in Ethiopia : the emergence of a new linguistic scenario in Shashamane / by Renato Tomei.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Tomei, Renato, author.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Creole dialects--Ethiopia.

Creole dialects.

Ethiopia--Languages.

Ethiopia.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (244 p.)

Edition:

1st ed.

Place of Publication:

Newcastle upon Tyne, United Kingdom : Cambridge Scholars Publishing, 2015.

Language Note:

English

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 J...

Contents:

TABLE OF CONTENTS; LIST OF FIGURES; LIST OF TABLES; LIST OF EXTRACTS; LIST OF ABBREVIATIONS AND ACRONYMS; ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS; CHAPTER ONE; CHAPTER TWO; CHAPTER THREE; CHAPTER FOUR; CHAPTER FIVE; CHAPTER SIX; REFERENCES; ANNEXES

Notes:

Description based upon print version of record.

Includes bibliographical references.

Description based on online resource; title from PDF title page (ebrary, viewed May 1, 2015).

OCLC:

907221181