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West Indians and Their Language
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Hardcover
Book cover for 9780521351362
 
With Ian Kerner | from Cambridge Univ Pr (November 1, 1988)
9780521351362 | details & prices | 6.75 × 9.75 × 1.00 in. | 1.15 lbs | List price $61.95
This edition also contains She Comes First: The Thinking Man's Guide to Pleasuring a Woman
About: An introduction to the variety of language used throughout the Caribbean region, aimed at secondary school and university students of English and Use of English and Communication in the Caribbean, as well as teachers and lecturers within multicultural societies.
Paperback
Book cover for 9780521359559 Book cover for 9780521696982
 
2 edition from Cambridge Univ Pr (April 30, 2007); titled "West Indians & Their Language"
9780521696982 | details & prices | 240 pages | 6.00 × 8.75 × 0.75 in. | 0.90 lbs | List price $38.35
About: The book concentrates on the following topics: The different varieties of language to be found in everyday West Indian society Differences in outstanding features of individual West Indian territories Information about the historical sources of West Indian English The difficulties of representing a predominantly oral culture in writing The orthography used to represent spoken language Various features of technology adopted by West Indians in methods of communication Language and the supernatural - an additional, new section The development of language education policy Some aspects of practice in teaching and learning in West Indian schools
from Cambridge Univ Pr (November 1, 1988)
9780521359559 | details & prices | 6.25 × 9.25 × 0.50 in. | 0.80 lbs | List price $27.00
About: An introduction to the great variety of language used throughout the Caribbean region, aimed at secondary school and university students of English and Use of English and Communication in the Caribbean, as well as teachers and lecturers within multicultural societies.