Language, Culture and Caribbean Identity.

Format:

Book

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Family and Culture.

Cultural identity.

Language and linguistics.

West Indies and Caribbean.

Local Subjects:

Family and Culture.

Cultural identity.

Language and linguistics.

West Indies and Caribbean.

Genre:

103

Physical Description:

1 online resource (185 pages)

Other Title:

Language, Culture and Caribbean Identity

Place of Publication:

Kingston, Kingston Parish : University of the West Indies, 2012.

Language Note:

In English.

Original language in English.

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.

Notes:

Title from resource description page (viewed May 10, 2022).