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Author: Teresa P. Blair Publisher: AuthorHouse ISBN: 1481752359 Category : Self-Help Languages : en Pages : 95
Book Description
After it was known that Jamaican natives failed interviews that were conducted in patois, the writer decided that it was time to awaken Patois. This book was written to inform readers that Patois is a written language which can be learned and spoken like any other language. The words and phrases in this book, originated from English, African, and Creole, and can be heard wherever Jamaican natives reside.
Author: Teresa P. Blair Publisher: AuthorHouse ISBN: 1481752359 Category : Self-Help Languages : en Pages : 95
Book Description
After it was known that Jamaican natives failed interviews that were conducted in patois, the writer decided that it was time to awaken Patois. This book was written to inform readers that Patois is a written language which can be learned and spoken like any other language. The words and phrases in this book, originated from English, African, and Creole, and can be heard wherever Jamaican natives reside.
Author: Teresa P. Blair Ph. D. Publisher: ISBN: 9781481752343 Category : English language Languages : en Pages : 0
Book Description
A short dictionary of words and phrases of Patois, a Jamaican language which originated from English, African, and Creole, and can be heard wherever Jamaican natives reside.
Author: Frederic G. Cassidy Publisher: ISBN: 9789766401276 Category : Foreign Language Study Languages : en Pages : 578
Book Description
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.
Author: Laxleyval Sagasta Publisher: ISBN: 9781955255356 Category : Languages : en Pages : 288
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Patois, patwah, patwa or whichever other way it is spelt, is a dialect, a mixture of a least four different languages, mainly English, French, Spanish and Dutch. It is the(de facto) national language of Jamaica, sometimes referred to as Jamaican English. Most of the words are not pure from any of these languages, but they are easily understood particularly by people and/or their descendants of Caribbean islands. Patwa originated in the early days of slavery in the region and served as the principal way of communication between the slaves. This communication was very essential as the islands had many small plantations, and the slaves were from different parts of Africa with multiple tribal languages. However, even before the Africans were brought to the islands, there were English, Irish, Spanish and Dutch slaves who became slave-drivers of the Africans and taught them enough of their respective languages to enable some form of communication.
Author: Cuffe Publisher: ISBN: Category : Education Languages : en Pages : 188
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It's been said that Jamaica is the heartbeat of the world. How can such a tiny island in the Caribbean give the world some of the best music, the best food, amazing beaches and some of the fastest athletes humanity has ever seen? Not to mention our accent and the way we talk, that everyone loves, but few understand. In this book lies the key to learning the language of Jamaica in easy to understand stories and instruction for the average lay person. Here's the best part, if you're fluent in the English language, you're more than halfway there. The experienced author brings a different spin on learning Jamaican Patois that gets you understanding the language extremely fast without the need for memorization and repetitious drills. Inside you'll find all the tools to have you speaking Jamaican Patois in record speed. Unlock the entire experience that is the Jamaican Culture.
Author: I'Heshia Handy Publisher: Mandily Books ISBN: 0692046100 Category : Foreign Language Study Languages : en Pages : 174
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SPEAK JAMAICAN is a comprehensive instructional tool that outlines the grammar of Jamaican Creole. It delineates the pronunciation and grammar of the language and includes lessons outlining the formation of tenses, irregular verbs, adjectives, adverbs, questions, commands, pluralization, the passive voice, making sentences negative, showing ownership, and additional rules of Jamaican Creole. Each lesson consists of practice exercises and a vocabulary list to familiarize the reader with Jamaican Creole Grammar. The course is designed to achieve fluency in speech. If the reader is looking to do more than just ‘parrot’ Jamaican words and phrases, this work is a vital instrument to achieving that goal.
Author: C. Cooper Publisher: Springer ISBN: 1403982600 Category : Social Science Languages : en Pages : 348
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Megawattage sound systems have blasted the electronically-enhanced riddims and tongue-twisting lyrics of Jamaica's dancehall DJs across the globe. This high-energy raggamuffin music is often dismissed by old-school roots reggae fans as a raucous degeneration of classic Jamaican popular music. In this provocative study of dancehall culture, Cooper offers a sympathetic account of the philosophy of a wide range of dancehall DJs: Shabba Ranks, Lady Saw, Ninjaman, Capleton, Buju Banton, Anthony B and Apache Indian. Cooper also demonstrates the ways in which the language of dancehall culture, often devalued as mere 'noise,' articulates a complex understanding of the border clashes which characterize Jamaican society, and analyzes the sound clashes that erupt in the movement of Jamaican dancehall culture across national borders.
Author: Shamar Smith Publisher: Createspace Independent Publishing Platform ISBN: 9781540608710 Category : Languages : en Pages : 118
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Jamaica is a place as unique as it is fascinating, with Jamaican patwa being one of the most unique dialects used anywhere. However, there hadn't been a guide that would enable one to learn properly... until now. This phrasebook covers most common subjects, from numbers to food items to everyday expressions to just about everything that is used in every day life. Yeah, mang. Further your understanding and knowledge of this incredible patois further than ever before.
Author: Peter Bakker Publisher: John Benjamins Publishing Company ISBN: 9027265739 Category : Language Arts & Disciplines Languages : en Pages : 426
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This book launches a new approach to creole studies founded on phylogenetic network analysis. Phylogenetic approaches offer new visualisation techniques and insights into the relationships between creoles and non-creoles, creoles and other contact varieties, and between creoles and lexifier languages. With evidence from creole languages in Africa, Asia, the Americas, and the Pacific, the book provides new perspectives on creole typology, cross-creole comparisons, and creole semantics. The book offers an introduction for newcomers to the fields of creole studies and phylogenetic analysis. Using these methods to analyse a variety of linguistic features, both structural and semantic, the book then turns to explore old and new questions and problems in creole studies. Original case studies explore the differences and similarities between creoles, and propose solutions to the problems of how to classify creoles and how they formed and developed. The book provides a fascinating glimpse into the unity and heterogeneity of creoles and the areal influences on their development. It also provides metalinguistic discussions of the “creole” concept from different perspectives. Finally, the book reflects critically on the findings and methods, and sets new agendas for future studies. Creole Studies has been written for a broad readership of scholars and students in the fields of contact linguistics, biolinguistics, sociolinguistics, language typology, and semantics.
Author: Teresa P. Blair
Author: Teresa P. Blair
Author: Teresa P. Blair Ph. D.
Author: Frederic G. Cassidy
Author: L. Emilie Adams
Author: Laxleyval Sagasta
Author: Cuffe
Author: I'Heshia Handy
Author: C. Cooper
Author: Shamar Smith
Author: Peter Bakker