Synopsis
This dictionary, the work of 14 linguistically oriented native speakers, gives the tones, derivations, word classes, meanings and, where appropriate, contemporary and historical usages, of over 30,000 Krio words; together with a linguistic description, the result of original research by one of the authors, of the phonology and the word class system of the language. It is thus the most comprehensive and thorough-going record available of any pidgin or creole, and among the most complete of any African language. Because of the scope of its documentation, and because contrary to customary practice it treats this creole not as an English dialect but as a bona fide language, it is valuable not merely for Sierra Leone where Krio is the lingua franca, but also for the study of English usage in second-language environments throughout the world; for West African linguistics; for the West Indian and American (especially black American) English with which Krio has strong linguistic and historical affinities; and for the worldwide study of pidgins and creoles; and through this last for examining current linguistic practice.
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A Krio-English Dictionary
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Oxford University Press, 1980
ISBN 10: 0198644094
ISBN 13: 9780198644095
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A Krio-English Dictionary
Published by
Oxford University Press, 1980
ISBN 10: 0198644094
ISBN 13: 9780198644095
Used
Hardcover
Seller: Salish Sea Books, Bellingham, WA, U.S.A.
Seller rating 5 out of 5 stars
Condition: Very Good. Very Good Minus in a Very Good dust jacket; Hardcover; Dust jacket is clean and intact with no tears, and has not been price-clipped (Now fitted with a new, Brodart jacket protector); Light wear to the boards; The textblock edges are unblemished; Small crease to the top right corner of about 50 pages, otherwise the endpapers and all text pages are clean and unmarked; The binding is excellent with a straight spine; This book will be shipped in a sturdy cardboard box with foam padding; Medium Format (8.5" - 9.75" tall); Dark, olive green dust jacket with title in yellow lettering; 1980, Oxford University Press; 470 pages; "A Krio-English Dictionary," by Clifford N. Fyle & Eldred D. Jones. Seller Inventory # SKU-1136AA04206232