Dictionary of Jamaican English (Paperback, 2nd Revised edition)

This is the second edition of the authoritative Dictionary of Jamaican English, first published in 1967. This edition includes a greatly extended supplement and offers a systematic indexing of the extent to which the lexis is shared with other Caribbean countries: Surinam, Guyana, Trinidad, Barbados, Nicaragua and Belize. The method and plan of the Dictionary are basically 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. A great deal of care has been taken to trace the etymologies not only of English, Scots and Irish but also of African, Portuguese and Spanish, French, Amerindian, general sea-faring and other words. The Dictionary is thus a mine of information about the Caribbean and its dialects, about the history of English and its dialects, about Creole languages and about general linguistic processes.

General

Imprint:	Cambridge UniversityPress
Country of origin:	United Kingdom
Release date:	August 2009
First published:	May 2009
Editors:	F.G. Cassidy • R.B.Le Page
Dimensions:	234 x 156 x 30mm (L x W x T)
Format:	Paperback - Trade
Pages:	576
Edition:	2nd Revised edition
ISBN-13:	978-0-521-11840-8
Categories:	Books > Language & Literature > Language & linguistics > General Promotions
LSN:	0-521-11840-9
Barcode:	9780521118408

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