9780521696982

West Indians and Their Language

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Overview

The book concentrates on the following topics: The different varieties of language to be found in everyday West Indian society Differences in outstanding features of individual West Indian territories Information about the historical sources of West Indian English The difficulties of representing a predominantly oral culture in writing The orthography used to represent spoken language Various features of technology adopted by West Indians in methods of communication Language and the supernatural - an additional, new section The development of language education policy Some aspects of practice in teaching and learning in West Indian schools

ISBN-13

9780521696982

ISBN-10

0521696984

Weight

0.90 Pounds

Dimensions

6.33 x 0.62 x 8.89 In

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$45.70

Edition

2nd Edition

Format

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Language

English

Pages

248 pages

Publisher

Cambridge University Press

Published On

2007-03-08



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