English in the Caribbean: Variation, Style and Standards in Jamaica and Trinidad

Author:   Dagmar Deuber (Albert-Ludwigs-Universität Freiburg, Germany)
Publisher:   Cambridge University Press
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9781316508985


Pages:   300
Publication Date:   16 March 2017
Format:   Paperback
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Author:   Dagmar Deuber (Albert-Ludwigs-Universität Freiburg, Germany)
Publisher:   Cambridge University Press
Imprint:   Cambridge University Press
Dimensions:   Width: 15.00cm , Height: 1.60cm , Length: 22.80cm
Weight:   0.440kg
ISBN:  

9781316508985


ISBN 10:   1316508986
Pages:   300
Publication Date:   16 March 2017
Audience:   Professional and scholarly ,  Professional & Vocational ,  Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly
Format:   Paperback
Publisher's Status:   Active
Availability:   Manufactured on demand   Availability explained
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'Corpus linguistics meets sociolinguistics meets creole studies: this thorough study offers fresh perspectives on the intricacies and interdependencies of standards, styles, variability and the creole continuum in Jamaica and Trinidad.' Edgar W. Schneider, University of Regensburg 'This book is a groundbreaking contribution to our understanding of the complex relationships between style, linguistic variation, and emergent standards in the more formal spoken English of Jamaica and Trinidad.' Donald Winford, Ohio State University Advance Praise: Corpus linguistics meets sociolinguistics meets creole studies: this thorough study offers fresh perspectives on the intricacies and interdependencies of standards, styles, variability and the creole continuum in Jamaica and Trinidad. --Edgar W. Schneider, University of Regensburg This book is a ground breaking contribution to our understanding of the complex relationships between style, linguistic variation, and emergent standards in the more formal spoken English of Jamaica and Trinidad.' --Donald Winford, Professor, Department of Linguistics, The Ohio State University


'Corpus linguistics meets sociolinguistics meets creole studies: this thorough study offers fresh perspectives on the intricacies and interdependencies of standards, styles, variability and the creole continuum in Jamaica and Trinidad.' Edgar W. Schneider, University of Regensburg 'This book is a groundbreaking contribution to our understanding of the complex relationships between style, linguistic variation, and emergent standards in the more formal spoken English of Jamaica and Trinidad.' Donald Winford, Ohio State University


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Dagmar Deuber is Professor in the Department of English at Westfälische Wilhelms-Universität Münster, Germany, where she holds the Chair of Variation Linguistics. She has also taught and conducted research at the University of the West Indies in St Augustine, Trinidad.

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