Dictionary of Jamaican English

Originally published by Cambridge University Press in 1967 and then revised as a second edition in 1980,...
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Author: F. G. Cassidy
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Language: English
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Dictionary of Jamaican English by Cassidy, F. G.

Dictionary of Jamaican English

$117.22

Dictionary of Jamaican English

$117.22
Author: F. G. Cassidy
Format: Paperback
Language: English

Originally published by Cambridge University Press in 1967 and then revised as a second edition in 1980, this classic study has never before been available in a paperback edition. This method and plan of the dictionary are basically those of the Oxford English Dictionary, but oral sources have been extensively tapped in addition to detailed coverage of literature published in or about Jamaica since 1655.

The dictionary is a mine of information about the Caribbean and its dialects, about the history of English and its dialects, and about Creole languages and general linguistic processes.

Entries give the pronunciation, part-of-speech and usage labels, spelling variants, etymologies and dated citations, as well as definitions. Systematic indexing indicates the extent to which the lexis is shared with other Caribbean countries: Suriname, Guyana, Trinidad, Barbados, Nicaragua and Belize.



Author: F. G. Cassidy
Publisher: University of the West Indies Press
Published: 01/01/2003
Pages: 576
Binding Type: Paperback
Weight: 1.68lbs
Size: 8.99h x 6.04w x 1.18d
ISBN: 9789766401276

About the Author
Cassidy, Frederic G.: - F.G. Cassidy was a well-known linguist, the author of Jamaica Talk: Three Hundred Years of the English Language in Jamaica and the chief editor of The Dictionary of American Regional English.Le Page, R. B.: - R.B. Le Page taught at the University of the West Indies and the University of York. He is the author of numerous publications, including Creole Language Studies, The National Language Question and Vernacular Literacy.

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