Caribbean language issues : old & new : papers in honour of Professor Mervyn Alleyne on the occasion of his sixtieth birthday / edited by Pauline Christie.
| Other author | Christie, Pauline. |
| Format | Book |
| Publication Info | Kingston, Jamaica, W.I. : Press University of the West Indies, 1996. |
| Description | xvii, 224 pages : illustrations ; 23 cm |
| Subjects |
| Contents | Old skeleton, new skin: the relationship between open syllable structure and consonant structure in standard Jamaican English / Kathryn Shields-Brodber -- Verbs, adjectives and categoriality in Caribbean English Creoles / Donald Winford -- The relationship between adjectives and verbs, with special reference to Berbice Dutch Creole / Silvia Kouwenberg -- Observations on have and had in Barbadian and Guyanese Mesolectal English / Kean Gibson -- Jamaican relatives in focus / Pauline Christie -- Samuel Augustus mathews / Peter Roberts -- Cultural connections: the verbalization of recall in some Creole-speaking communities / Velma Pollard -- Vernacular languages and writing technology transfer: the Jamaican case / Hubert Devonish -- Language education policy (1): towards a rational approach for Caribbean states / Ian Robertson -- Language education policy (2): the case for Creole in formal education in St Lucia / Hazel Simmons-McDonald -- Writing proficiency in English and academic performance: the University of the West Indies, Mona / Caroline Dyche -- Creole genesis: a population genetics perspective / Salikoko Mufwene. |
| Bibliography note | Includes bibliographical references (pages 200-216) and index. |
| Genre/form | Festschriften. |
| Genre/form | Special publications (form) |
| Genre/form | Festschriften. |
| LCCN | 96140649 |
| ISBN | 9766400156 |
| ISBN | 9789766400156 |
Availability
| Library | Location | Call Number | Status | Item Actions |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Joyner | General Stacks | PM7871 .C37 1996 | ✔ Available | Place Hold |