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Dread Talk - by Velma Pollard (Paperback) - 1 of 1

Dread Talk - by Velma Pollard (Paperback)

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  • Pollard analyses the speech code of the Rastafari of Jamaica, a group that adjusted the languages of the Jamaican people to suit their religious, philosophical, social and economic concerns as people speaking from "under".
  • Author(s): Velma Pollard
  • 136 Pages
  • Language Arts & Disciplines, Linguistics

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Pollard analyses the speech code of the Rastafari of Jamaica, a group that adjusted the languages of the Jamaican people to suit their religious, philosophical, social and economic concerns as people speaking from "under".

The book includes descriptions of Dread Talk, the speech of the Rastafari, as an example of lexical expansion in a creole language, and the influence of the lexicon on Jamaican English. It also discusses the adjustment of the language to other creoles, both English and French-related, in the Eastern Caribbean. New to this revised edition is a chapter on "Dread Talk in the Diaspora" that discusses the language as used in the urban centres of North America and Europe.

Dimensions (Overall): 7.99 Inches (H) x 5.0 Inches (W) x .32 Inches (D)
Weight: .34 Pounds
Suggested Age: 22 Years and Up
Number of Pages: 136
Genre: Language Arts & Disciplines
Sub-Genre: Linguistics
Publisher: University of the West Indies Press
Theme: General
Format: Paperback
Author: Velma Pollard
Language: English
Street Date: September 5, 2000
TCIN: 1010985257
UPC: 9789768125682
Item Number (DPCI): 247-07-6623
Origin: Made in the USA or Imported
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Estimated ship weight: 0.34 pounds
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