Dread Talk: The Language of the Rastafari by Pollard, Velma

Dread Talk: The Language of the Rastafari

Dread Talk examines the effects of Rastafarian language on Creole in other parts of the Carribean, its...
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Author: Velma Pollard
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Language: English
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Dread Talk: The Language of the Rastafari by Pollard, Velma

Dread Talk: The Language of the Rastafari

$64.38

Dread Talk: The Language of the Rastafari

$64.38
Author: Velma Pollard
Format: Paperback
Language: English
Dread Talk examines the effects of Rastafarian language on Creole in other parts of the Carribean, its influence in Jamaican poetry, and its effects on standard Jamaican English. This revised edition includes a new introduction that outlines the changes that have occurred since the book first appeared and a new chapter, "Dread Talk in the Diaspora," that discusses Rastafarian as used in the urban centers of North America and Europe. Pollard provides a wealth of examples of Rastafarian language-use and definitions, explaining how the evolution of these forms derives from the philosophical position of the Rasta speakers: "The socio-political image which the Rastaman has had of himself in a society where lightness of skin, economic status, and social privileges have traditionally gone together must be included in any consideration of Rastafarian words " for the man making the words is a man looking up from under, a man pressed down economically and socially by the establishment."

Author: Velma Pollard
Publisher: McGill-Queen's University Press
Published: 05/15/2000
Pages: 96
Binding Type: Paperback
Weight: 0.32lbs
Size: 7.92h x 4.98w x 0.36d
ISBN: 9780773520301

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