A Dictionary of Jamaican English - Softcover

Softcover

ISBN 10: 9766401276 ISBN 13: 9789766401276

Publisher: University of the West Indies Press, 2003

Synopsis

The method and plan of this dictionary of Jamaican English are basically the same as those of the "Oxford English Dictionary", but oral sources have been extensively tapped in addition to detailed coverage of literature published in or about Jamaica since 1655. It contains information about the Caribbean and its dialects, and about Creole languages and general linguistic processes. Entries give the pronounciation, part-of-speach and usage of labels, spelling variants, etymologies and dated citations, as well as definitions. Systematic indexing indicates the extent to which the lexis is shared with other Caribbean countries.

About this title

Book Description:

This is the second edition of the authoritative Dictionary of Jamaican English, first published in 1967. This edition includes a greatly extended supplement and offers a systematic indexing of the extent to which the lexis is shared with other Caribbean countries: Surinam, Guyana, Trinidad, Barbados, Nicaragua and Belize.

About the Author:

F.G. Cassidy was a well-known linguist and the chief editor of The Dictionary of American Regional English. R.B. LePage taught at the Universities of the West Indies and York. He is the author of numerous publications, including Creole Language Studies, The National Language Question, and Vernacular Literacy.

About this edition

• Publisher: University of the West Indies Press
• Publication date: 2003
• ISBN 10: 9766401276
• ISBN 13: 9789766401276
• Binding: Paperback
• Edition number: 2
• Number of pages: 500
• Editor: Cassidy F G, Le Page R B