University Press of Florida, 1998. — 193 p. This volume brings together prominent writers from the English, French, Spanish, and Dutch-speaking Caribbean in an examination of creolization and its impact upon the region's literary production. It is especially noteworthy for the broad spectrum of Caribbean nationalities that it includes: writers from Cuba, Curacao, the Dominican...
Authors: Pauline Christie, R. B. Le Page Publisher: University Press of the West Indies Publication Date: 2001 Number Of Pages: 230 Language: English Professor Robert Le Page was a pioneer in the field of English and Creole linguistics in the Caribbean. This collection of papers in honour of Le Page addresses various topics in the field, pointing out the ways in which Le Page...
Publisher: John Benjamins Publishing Company Date: 2011 Pages: 282 ISBN10: 9027252599 ISBN13: 978-9027252593 Language: English 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...
John Benjamins Publishing, 2005. — 293 p. — (Varieties of English Around the World). Politeness and Face in Caribbean Creoles is the first collection to focus on socio-pragmatic issues in the Caribbean context, including the socio-cultural rules and principles underlying strategic language use. While the Caribbean has long been recognized as a rich and interesting site where...
John Benjamins Pub Co, 2002. — 348 p. — (Creole Language Library). Creole languages are characteristically associated with a negative image. How has this prestige been formed? And is it as static as the diglossic situation in many anglo-creolophone societies seems to suggest? This volume examines socio-historical and epistemological factors in the prestige formation of...
University of the West Indies Press, 2010. — 244 p. — ISBN: 976-640-186-1; ISBN: 976-640-187-X. The contributors to this collection address a range of issues in Caribbean linguistics. At this stage of Caribbean development, it is critical that we have a broader appreciation of the significance of the languages of the region for developing a deeper sense of self and for...
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