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West Indians and Their Language
Peter A. Roberts
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Description for West Indians and Their Language
paperback. This second edition of West Indians & Their Language updates the text of the first edition and includes some additions while preserving the tone and style that has appealed to many readers during the life of the book. Num Pages: 248 pages, Illustrations, maps. BIC Classification: 1FKA; YQG. Category: (E) Primary & Secondary Education. Dimension: 229 x 150 x 11. Weight in Grams: 378.
The book concentrates on the following topics: The different varieties of language to be found in everyday West Indian society Differences in outstanding features of individual West Indian territories Information about the historical sources of West Indian English The difficulties of representing a predominantly oral culture in writing The orthography used to represent spoken language Various features of technology adopted by West Indians in methods of communication ... Read more
The book concentrates on the following topics: The different varieties of language to be found in everyday West Indian society Differences in outstanding features of individual West Indian territories Information about the historical sources of West Indian English The difficulties of representing a predominantly oral culture in writing The orthography used to represent spoken language Various features of technology adopted by West Indians in methods of communication ... Read more
Product Details
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2007
Publisher
Cambridge University Press United Kingdom
Number of pages
248
Condition
New
Number of Pages
248
Place of Publication
Cambridge, United Kingdom
ISBN
9780521696982
SKU
V9780521696982
Shipping Time
Usually ships in 7 to 11 working days
Ref
99-24
About Peter A. Roberts
Previous books by the author: CXC English 978 0 521 42902 3 West Indians and Their Language First Edition 978 0521 359559
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