The University of the West Indies Press
Jamaica Talk
Frederic G. Cassidy
Jamaica Talk
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Language
English
ISBN
9789766401702
CONTENTS
PREFACE TO THE FIRST EDITION AND ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS
PREFACE TO THE SECOND EDITION
I. HISTORY, PRONUNCIATION AND GRAMMAR
CHAPTER 1. JAMAICANISMS
CHAPTER 2. SOURCES OF JAMAICA TALK
CHAPTER 3. JAMAICAN PRONUNCIATION
CHAPTER 4. JAMAICAN GRAMMAR
II. JAMAICAN VOCABULARY
CHAPTER 5. WORK AND OCCUPATIONS
CHAPTER 6. SEASONS AND PLACES: MEASUREMENTS
CHAPTER 7. PARTS OF THE BODY: BODILY CONDITIONS
CHAPTER 8. PEOPLE: RACES AND TYPES
CHAPTER 9. DOMESTIC AND SOCIAL LIFE I
CHAPTER 10. DOMESTIC AND SOCIAL LIFE II
CHAPTER 11. RELIGION, BELIEF, SUPERSTITION
CHAPTER 12. JOHN CANOE: OTHER ENTERTAINMENTS
CHAPTER 13. WILD ANIMALS
CHAPTER 14. BIRDS
CHAPTER 15. FISH
CHAPTER 16. PLANTS
CHAPTER 17. CONCLUSIONS
BOOKS, PERIODICALS, AND MANUSCRIPTS CITED
INFORMANTS
HOW TO USE THE NOTES
NOTES
APPENDIX I
APPENDIX II
WORD LIST
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