Language, Culture and Caribbean Identity

Synopsis

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. Introduction / Jeannette Allsopp And John R. Rickford. -- Part 1. Caribbean English. Whither English In The Caribbean? / Pauline Christie. -- Part 2. Creole Linguistics In The Caribbean. The Creole Concept In Culture Studies: A Revaluation / Mervyn C. Alleyne -- Reduplication And Language Change In Guyana / Alim Hosein -- The Future Markers In Urban And Rural Guyanese Creole / Walter F. Edwards -- The Social And The Linguistic In Sociolinguistic Variation: Mii En Noo (me Ain' Know) / John R. Rickford. -- Part 3. Caribbean Lexicography. The Dceu Sets Sail From Bridgetown On Friday, 26 April 1996 - / John Simpson -- Coolie Types : On The Use Of Photo Elicitation In Collecting And Verifying Indic Lexicon In Trinidad And Tobago / Lise Winer -- Caribbean Lexicography: A Chronicle Of The Linguistic And Cultural Identity Of One People / Jeannette Allsopp. Part 4. Caribbean Folklore And Religion. In Support Of Afrogenesis: A Study Of St Lucian French Creole Proverbs / Hazel Simmons- Mcdonald -- Mingi Mamma: Continuities And Metamorphoses In A Colonial Context / Ian E. Robertson -- Comfa / Kean Gibson. -- Part 5. Caribbean Literature, Music And Dance. Narrative As Autobiography Of The Folk / Velma Pollard -- The Effective Use Of Literary Devices In The Calypso / Claudith Thompson -- Constructing French Creole Identity Through Language, Music And Dance: A Focus On Guadeloupe And Martinique / Hélène Zamor. -- Part 6. Language Issues In Caribbean Schools. A Folkloric Approach To Literacy: Addressing Semantic Confusion In A Bilingual Community / Martha F. Isaac -- Boys Will Be Boys: Gender And Bilingual Education In A Creole Language Situation / Karen Carpenter And Hubert Devonish. Edited By Jeannette Allsopp And John R. Rickford. ... A Publication To Commemorate The Life And Work Of The Late Richard Allsopp, Caribbean Linguist Extraordinaire, Pioneering Lexicographer And Cultural Researcher... P. [1] Includes Bibliographical References.