Book contents
- English in the Caribbean
- Series page
- English in the Caribbean
- Copyright page
- Contents
- Figures
- Tables
- Acknowledgements
- 1 Introduction
- 2 The background and context of English in Jamaica and Trinidad
- 3 The sociolinguistics of style and the Creole continuum
- 4 Data and methodology
- 5 Style in Jamaican English: analysis of conversations
- 6 Style and standard in Trinidadian English: analysis of four text categories
- 7 The modal verbscan/couldandwill/wouldin Caribbean and other varieties of English
- 8 Conclusion
- Appendix A Markup symbols
- Appendix B Biodata form1
- References
- Index
2 - The background and context of English in Jamaica and Trinidad
Published online by Cambridge University Press: 05 April 2014
- English in the Caribbean
- Series page
- English in the Caribbean
- Copyright page
- Contents
- Figures
- Tables
- Acknowledgements
- 1 Introduction
- 2 The background and context of English in Jamaica and Trinidad
- 3 The sociolinguistics of style and the Creole continuum
- 4 Data and methodology
- 5 Style in Jamaican English: analysis of conversations
- 6 Style and standard in Trinidadian English: analysis of four text categories
- 7 The modal verbscan/couldandwill/wouldin Caribbean and other varieties of English
- 8 Conclusion
- Appendix A Markup symbols
- Appendix B Biodata form1
- References
- Index
Summary
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- Chapter
- Information
- English in the CaribbeanVariation, Style and Standards in Jamaica and Trinidad, pp. 22 - 43Publisher: Cambridge University PressPrint publication year: 2014
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