Sounds of Advocacy, Language and Liberation

Papers in Honour of Hubert Devonish

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Forrester, CliveHrsg.Dawkins, NickeshaHrsg.

TaschenbuchKartoniert, Paperback

274 Seiten

Englisch

University of the West Indies Presserschienen am02.02.2024

Honouring the remarkable career of Professor Hubert Devonish, a leading scholar in linguistics, language education, and cultural studies, this book provides a representative spread of linguistics addressing critical areas of academic and social responsibility through the exploration and analysis of theoretical and sociocultural concerns.mehr

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KlappentextHonouring the remarkable career of Professor Hubert Devonish, a leading scholar in linguistics, language education, and cultural studies, this book provides a representative spread of linguistics addressing critical areas of academic and social responsibility through the exploration and analysis of theoretical and sociocultural concerns.

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ISBN/GTIN978-976-640-894-7

ProduktartTaschenbuch

EinbandartKartoniert, Paperback

FormatTrade Paperback (USA)

Verlag

University of the West Indies Press

Erscheinungsjahr2024

Erscheinungsdatum02.02.2024

Seiten274 Seiten

SpracheEnglisch

MasseBreite 152 mm, Höhe 229 mm, Dicke 16 mm

Gewicht404 g

Artikel-Nr.61386214

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GenrePhilosophie/Religion/Geisteswissenschaften

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Foreword: Carolyn CooperPrefaceAcknowledgementsIntroduction: Clive Forrester, Nickesha DawkinsSection 1: Linguistic TheoryChapter 1: Devonish´s Conjecture relating the number, An, of allowable´ sentences in a Creole/English speech community to n, the length of the sentences - Ewarth ThomasChapter 2: Phonetic variation in voiced stops in Moore Town - Shelome GoodenSection 2: Language, Education, and CultureChapter 3: School of Drama students´ perceptions of Standard English: The impact of background on confidence levels in the use of language - Elizabeth Montoya-StemanChapter 4: Variability Across Repeated Productions in Bilingual Children - Sandy Abu El Adas, Tara McAllister, Karla WashingtonChapter 5: Caribbeanizing a Culturally Responsive Approach - Lisa TomlinsonChapter 6: The Slighted Language Skill: Advocating for Best Practice in Listening Instruction - Janice JulesChapter 7: Waa gwaan?: Jamaican language and technological orature in the creation of authentic African Diasporic identities in the U.S. hip hop generation - Renee Blake and Nickesha DawkinsSection 3: Politics and LawChapter 8: Political Cartoons of the 2008 General Elections in Barbados: A Rhetorical Perspective - Korah BelgraveChapter 9: Language Rights & The Inter-American Human Rights System: A Preliminary Examination - Alison Irvine-SobersChapter 10: Don´t Say a Word : Interpreting Jamaican Idioms in a Toronto Murder Case - Clive Forrestermehr