{"product_id":"caribbean-and-african-languages-social-history-language-literature-and-education-9781739607517","title":"Caribbean and African Languages social history, language, literature and education","description":"\u003cp\u003e\"To speak a language means more than to use a certain morphology and \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e syntax, it means to support the whole weight of a culture and \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e civilization\" (Fanon)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e Under slavery, African languages were violently suppressed. Despite \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e this, Africans in the Caribbean preserved the grammatical core of \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e their African mother tongues, while using the vocabularies of their \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e European slave masters. The Creole languages of the Caribbean were \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e born from this great creative feat of resistance.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e This book starts with a brief description of the grammatical structure \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e of African (Niger-Congo) languages. It then examines the social and \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e linguistic history of the languages of the Caribbean, identifying \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e their debt to the languages of Africa.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThis debt is also examined in the light of Creole theory up to 2014. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e The oral literatures of the Caribbean Creoles and their relationship \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e to their audiences are considered. Their debt to the oral tradition \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e of West African is identified.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e The final chapter looks at the implications for the teaching of \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e English as a second language in schools and adult education and also \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e considers Creoles as a medium for teaching.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e This revised edition is issued in response to strong demand. The work \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e will be of interest to linguists, educators and policymakers and to \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e anyone with an interest in the history of the Caribbean.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/sureshotbooks-com.myshopify.com\/search?type=product%2Carticle%2Cpage\u0026amp;q=AUTH-2606741\"\u003eMorgan Dalphinis\u003c\/a\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Morgan Dalphinis\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 01\/20\/2023\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 282\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eBinding Type:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.88lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 9.21h x 6.14w x 0.59d\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9781739607517\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN10:\u003c\/b\u003e 1739607511\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eBISAC Categories:\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e- \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/sureshotbooks-com.myshopify.com\/search?type=product%2Carticle%2Cpage\u0026amp;q=CAT-EDU\"\u003eEducation\u003c\/a\u003e | \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/sureshotbooks-com.myshopify.com\/search?type=product%2Carticle%2Cpage\u0026amp;q=BISAC-EDU000000\"\u003eGeneral\u003c\/a\u003e\u003cbr\u003e- \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/sureshotbooks-com.myshopify.com\/search?type=product%2Carticle%2Cpage\u0026amp;q=CAT-HIS\"\u003eHistory\u003c\/a\u003e | \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/sureshotbooks-com.myshopify.com\/search?type=product%2Carticle%2Cpage\u0026amp;q=BISAC-HIS000000\"\u003eGeneral\u003c\/a\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003ci\u003eThis title is not returnable\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Morgan Dalphinis","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":44527981691117,"sku":"9781739607517","price":39.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0550\/8097\/6621\/products\/img_8e6cbcaf-2a2b-4444-91a5-0265718b9eae.jpg?v=1701381930","url":"https:\/\/sureshotbooks.com\/products\/caribbean-and-african-languages-social-history-language-literature-and-education-9781739607517","provider":"SureShot Books Publishing LLC","version":"1.0","type":"link"}