Language, Culture and Caribbean Identity
Publisher: University Press of the West Indies
Published: Aug 31, 2012
Language: eng
Format: paperback
Number of pages: 220
ISBN-13: 9789768125927
Description: "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."--Publisher website.