{"product_id":"caribbean-and-african-languages-social-history-language-literature-and-education-paperback","title":"Caribbean and African Languages social history, language, literature and education - Paperback","description":"\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eMorgan Dalphinis\u003c\/b\u003e (Author)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\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\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 282\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 0.59 x 9.21 x 6.14 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e January 20, 2023\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Books by splitShops","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":42720195346495,"sku":"9781739607517","price":51.78,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0105\/8226\/1823\/files\/1dbbe51987404e139babb29c742f13bf.webp?v=1765088356","url":"https:\/\/dhlswag.com\/products\/caribbean-and-african-languages-social-history-language-literature-and-education-paperback","provider":"BBB","version":"1.0","type":"link"}