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""An important addition to studies of the genesis and life of Jamaican Creole as well as other New World creoles such as Gulla. Highlighting the nature of the nonstandard varieties of British English dialects to which the African slaves were exposed, this work presents a refreshingly cogent view of Jamaican Creole features."" --SECOL Review ""The history of Jamaican Creole comes to life through this book. Scholars will analyze its texts, follow the leads it opens up, and argue about refining its interpretations for a long time to come."" --Journal of Pidgin & C

Creole dialects, English -- Jamaica -- History. --- Creole dialects, English -- Jamaica -- Texts.

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Caribbean Literary Discourse is a study of the multicultural, multilingual, and Creolized languages that characterize Caribbean discourse, especially as reflected in the language choices that preoccupy creative writers.Caribbean Literary Discourse opens the challenging world of language choices and literary experiments characteristic of the multicultural and multilingual Caribbean. In these societies, the language of the master- English in Jamaica and Barbados-overlies the Creole languages of the majority. As literary critics and as creative writers, Barbar

National characteristics, Caribbean, in literature. --- Discourse analysis, Literary --- Caribbean literature (English) --- Literary discourse analysis --- Rhetoric --- Literary style --- History and criticism. --- Littérature caribéenne --- Analyse du discours littéraire. --- Caractère national antillais --- Littérature antillaise de langue anglaise --- Histoire et critique. --- Dans la littérature. --- Littérature caribéenne --- Analyse du discours littéraire. --- Caractère national antillais --- Littérature antillaise de langue anglaise --- Dans la littérature.