portada The Acrolect in Jamaica (en Inglés)

Formato

Libro Físico

Autor

G. Alison Irvine-Sobers

Editorial

Saint Philip Street Press

Idioma

Inglés

N° páginas

200

Encuadernación

Tapa Blanda

Dimensiones

27.9x21.6x1.1 cm

Peso

0.48 kg.

ISBN13

9781013291586

Categorías

Lingüística

The Acrolect in Jamaica (en Inglés)

G. Alison Irvine-Sobers (Autor) · Saint Philip Street Press · Tapa Blanda

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Reseña del libro "The Acrolect in Jamaica (en Inglés)"

An ability to speak Jamaican Standard English is the stated requirement for any managerial or frontline position in corporate Jamaica. This research looks at the phonological variation that occurs in the formal speech of this type of employee, and focuses on the specific cohort chosen to represent Jamaica in interactions with local and international clients. The variation that does emerge, shows both the presence of some features traditionally characterized as Creole and a clear avoidance of other features found in basilectal and mesolectal Jamaican. Some phonological items are prerequisites for "good English" - variables that define the user as someone who speaks English - even if other Creole variants are present. The ideologies of language and language use that Jamaican speakers hold about "good English" clearly reflect the centuries-old coexistence of English and Creole, and suggest local norms must be our starting point for discussing the acrolect. This work was published by Saint Philip Street Press pursuant to a Creative Commons license permitting commercial use. All rights not granted by the work's license are retained by the author or authors.