{"product_id":"dictionary-of-jamaican-english-9789766401276","title":"Dictionary of Jamaican English","description":"\u003cp\u003eOriginally published by Cambridge University Press in 1967 and then revised as a second edition in 1980, this classic study has never before been available in a paperback edition. This method and plan of the dictionary are basically those of the \u003ci\u003eOxford English Dictionary\u003c\/i\u003e, but oral sources have been extensively tapped in addition to detailed coverage of literature published in or about Jamaica since 1655.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eThe dictionary is a mine of information about the Caribbean and its dialects, about the history of English and its dialects, and about Creole languages and general linguistic processes.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eEntries give the pronunciation, part-of-speech and usage 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: Suriname, Guyana, Trinidad, Barbados, Nicaragua and Belize.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAbout the Author\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eCassidy, Frederic G.:\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e - \u003cb\u003eF.G. Cassidy\u003c\/b\u003e was a well-known linguist, the author of \u003ci\u003eJamaica Talk: Three Hundred Years of the English Language in Jamaica\u003c\/i\u003e and the chief editor of \u003ci\u003eThe Dictionary of American Regional English\u003c\/i\u003e.\u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eLe Page, R. B.:\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e - \u003cb\u003eR.B. Le Page\u003c\/b\u003e taught at the University of the West Indies and the University of York. He is the author of numerous publications, including \u003ci\u003eCreole Language Studies, The National Language Question\u003c\/i\u003e and \u003ci\u003eVernacular Literacy\u003c\/i\u003e.","brand":"University of the West Indies Press","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":50477237338386,"sku":"9789766401276","price":39.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0831\/4771\/8930\/files\/img_0d2bb0ff-3587-40b7-971d-e89320a7b5ab.jpg?v=1730260098","url":"https:\/\/surprise-castle.myshopify.com\/products\/dictionary-of-jamaican-english-9789766401276","provider":"Surprise Castle","version":"1.0","type":"link"}