Language Variation On Jamaican Radio

Author : Michael Westphal
Publisher : John Benjamins Publishing Company
Page : 275 pages
File Size : 48,5 Mb
Release : 2017-12-14
Category : Language Arts & Disciplines
ISBN : 9789027264732

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Language Variation on Jamaican Radio by Michael Westphal Pdf

This volume presents an in-depth analysis of language variation in Jamaican radio newscasts and talk shows. It explores the interaction of global and local varieties of English with regard to newscasters’ and talk show hosts’ language use and listeners’ attitudes. The book illustrates the benefits of an integrated approach to mass media: the analysis takes into account radio talk and the perception of the audience, it is context-sensitive, paying close attention to variation within and between genres, and it combines quantitative and qualitative approaches to demonstrate the complexity of language in the media. The book contributes to our understanding of the dynamics of World Englishes in the 21st century and endonormative stabilization processes in linguistically heterogeneous postcolonial speech communities, and shows how mass media both challenge and reproduce sociolinguistic stratification. This volume will be relevant for researchers interested in the fields of sociolinguistics, language attitudes, and language in the media.

Author : Andrea Sand
Publisher : Gunter Narr Verlag
Page : 204 pages
File Size : 54,6 Mb
Release : 1999
Category : Language Arts & Disciplines
ISBN : 3823349430

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Linguistic Variation in Jamaica by Andrea Sand Pdf

Author : Danae Maria Perez,Eeva Sippola
Publisher : Walter de Gruyter GmbH & Co KG
Page : 334 pages
File Size : 50,7 Mb
Release : 2021-06-08
Category : Language Arts & Disciplines
ISBN : 9783110723977

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Postcolonial Language Varieties in the Americas by Danae Maria Perez,Eeva Sippola Pdf

In the Americas, both indigenous and postcolonial languages today bear witness of massive changes that have taken place since the colonial era. However, a unified approach to languages from different colonial areas is still missing. The present volume studies postcolonial varieties that emerged due to changing linguistic and sociolinguistic conditions in different settings across the Americas. The studies cover indigenous languages that are undergoing lexical and grammatical change due to the presence of colonial languages and the emergence of new dialects and creoles due to contact. The contributions showcase the diversity of approaches to tackle fundamental questions regarding the processes triggered by language contact as well as the wide range of outcomes contact has had in postcolonial settings. The volume adds to the documentation of the linguistic properties of postcolonial language varieties in a socio-historically informed framework. It explores the complex dynamics of extra-linguistic factors that brought about the processes of language change in them and contributes to a better understanding of the determinant factors that lead to the emergence and evolution of such codes.

Author : Matthias Klumm
Publisher : John Benjamins Publishing Company
Page : 264 pages
File Size : 42,7 Mb
Release : 2021-09-15
Category : Language Arts & Disciplines
ISBN : 9789027258953

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Nominal and Pronominal Address in Jamaica and Trinidad by Matthias Klumm Pdf

This book examines the various patterns of nominal and pronominal address used in Jamaica and Trinidad, the two most populous islands of the English-speaking Caribbean. Given that the Anglo-Caribbean context has so far been largely neglected in address research, this study aims to provide an in-depth analysis of the linguistic means Jamaicans and Trinidadians have at their disposal and make use of to address each other. A particular focus will be on variation in the speakers’ address behaviour with regard to their sex, age, social class, ethnicity, and regional background. The study draws both on data from a self-compiled corpus of postcolonial Jamaican and Trinidadian literary works, and on questionnaire and interview data collected during fieldwork. This book contributes to the ever-growing body of research in the field of nominal and pronominal address, and will be relevant to researchers interested in the fields of sociolinguistics, pragmatics, and World Englishes.

Author : Antje Bernstein
Publisher : GRIN Verlag
Page : 15 pages
File Size : 45,5 Mb
Release : 2007-04-04
Category : Literary Collections
ISBN : 9783638628549

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English in Jamaica: The Coexistence of Standard Jamaican English and the English-based Jamaican Creole by Antje Bernstein Pdf

Seminar paper from the year 2006 in the subject English Language and Literature Studies - Linguistics, grade: 1,3, Ernst Moritz Arndt University of Greifswald, 14 entries in the bibliography, language: English, abstract: Throughout the last centuries the English language spread all over the world first and foremost due to the colonial politic of its motherland: Great Britain. Especially in the Caribbean the British empire had a lot of colonies in the past - one, in fact the biggest one, of these was Jamaica. Being one of the world’s many English-speaking countries it is worth studying especially from a linguistic point of view because it is one of the few Caribbean countries in which a standard English and an English-based creole have been employed almost since its colonization. To get a precise picture of what English is like in Jamaica one has to consider the history of the Jamaican languages as well as the present situation. As a standard variety and a creole coexist in Jamaica, one has to look at both of them in isolation and at how they influence each other. Therefore it will not only be of interest to examine the function and some of the linguistic features of Jamaican English and the Jamaican creole but also the post-creole continuum. First of all, a look at the history will make clear how the English language developed in Jamaica. The following chapters will deal with Standard Jamaican English and Jamaican Creole in particular and, finally, the examination of the post-creole continuum will make the consequences of the mutual influence of these two languages clear. David L. Lawton’s text “English in the Caribbean” and the book Linguistic Variation in Jamaica: A Corpus-Based Study of Radio and Newspaper Usage by Andrea Sand will form a useful basis for the study of the English language in Jamaica and will be completed by other subject-relevant literature. The aim of this term paper is to provide an insight into the linguistic diversity in Jamaica and thus to illustrate how a standard variety like Standard Jamaican English and a creole like Jamaican Creole coexist. This text does, however, not aim at completeness with regard to the linguistic features of these languages, which is not least due to the fact that the linguistic situation is not completely explored yet, but it shall serve as some kind of introductory description of the English language in Jamaica and thus contribute to a basic understanding of the subject. [...]

Author : Anonim
Publisher : BRILL
Page : 259 pages
File Size : 54,6 Mb
Release : 2021-08-16
Category : Literary Criticism
ISBN : 9789004464315

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Nationalism and the Postcolonial by Anonim Pdf

The contributions in Nationalism and the Postcolonial examine forms, representations, and consequences of ubiquitous nationalisms in languages, popular culture, and literature across the globe from the perspectives of linguistics, political science, cultural studies, and literary studies.

Author : Marion Schulte
Publisher : John Benjamins Publishing Company
Page : 186 pages
File Size : 53,9 Mb
Release : 2023-08-15
Category : Language Arts & Disciplines
ISBN : 9789027249548

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The Sociophonetics of Dublin English by Marion Schulte Pdf

The Sociophonetics of Dublin English shows how social inequalities and language are connected by the stances speakers take in interaction. It is based on an instrumental phonetic analysis of recorded interviews and broadcasting data and a detailed qualitative account of the same data as well as the socio-cultural context in Ireland. The analysis not only considers macro-social categories but also pragmatic norms and situational, more fluid aspects of communication. Contemporary social meanings and associated phonetic realisations are described and explained as the result of diachronic developments. Since the independence of Ireland local pronunciations have been re-evaluated and realisations connected with the former coloniser have fallen out of use even in formal and powerful domains. This investigation thus highlights the importance of diachronic data to understand contemporary sociolinguistic variation.

Author : Susanne Mühleisen
Publisher : John Benjamins Publishing Company
Page : 239 pages
File Size : 46,8 Mb
Release : 2022-08-15
Category : Language Arts & Disciplines
ISBN : 9789027257628

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Genre in World Englishes by Susanne Mühleisen Pdf

World Englishes and English in postcolonial contexts have been curiously neglected in an otherwise abundant research literature on text types and genres in English. This volume looks at the adaptation, transformation and emergence of genres in the particular cultural context of the Anglophone Caribbean. A comprehensive framework for the investigation of text production in postcolonial and global English communities is followed by empirically based case studies on specific text formats such as recipes, death notices and obituaries, letters to the editor, newspaper advice columns, radio phone-in programmes, online forums and the music genre calypso. Influences from oral versus literate culture as well as status and function of English versus Creole are considered by highlighting written, spoken and digital genres. All chapters present surveys from a historical and cross-cultural perspective before exploring specific linguistic and cultural features in the Caribbean texts. This volume will be highly relevant for researchers in World Englishes and Caribbean studies, postcolonial pragmatics, genre and media studies as well as linguistic anthropology.

Author : Martin J. Ball,Rajend Mesthrie,Chiara Meluzzi
Publisher : Taylor & Francis
Page : 992 pages
File Size : 54,5 Mb
Release : 2023-07-28
Category : Language Arts & Disciplines
ISBN : 9781000901962

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The Routledge Handbook of Sociolinguistics Around the World by Martin J. Ball,Rajend Mesthrie,Chiara Meluzzi Pdf

Drawing on examples from a wide range of languages and social settings, The Routledge Handbook of Sociolinguistics Around the World was originally the first single-volume collection surveying the current research trends in international sociolinguistics. This new edition has been comprehensively updated and significantly expanded, and now includes more than 50 chapters written by leading authorities and a brand-new substantial introduction by John Edwards. Coverage has been expanded regionally and there is a critical focus on Indigenous languages. This handbook remains a key tool to help widen the perspective on sociolinguistics to readers interested in the field. Divided into sections covering the Americas, Asia, Australasia, Africa, and Europe, the book provides readers with a solid, up-to-date appreciation of the interdisciplinary nature of the field of sociolinguistics in each area. It clearly explains the patterns and systematicity that underlie language variation in use, along with the ways in which alternations between different language varieties mark personal style, social power, and national identity. The Routledge Handbook of Sociolinguistics Around the World is the ideal resource for all students in undergraduate sociolinguistics courses and for researchers involved in the study of language, society, and power.

Author : Mirjam Schmalz,Manuela Vida-Mannl,Sarah Buschfeld,Thorsten Brato
Publisher : Walter de Gruyter GmbH & Co KG
Page : 390 pages
File Size : 54,6 Mb
Release : 2023-12-04
Category : Language Arts & Disciplines
ISBN : 9783110733723

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Acquisition and Variation in World Englishes by Mirjam Schmalz,Manuela Vida-Mannl,Sarah Buschfeld,Thorsten Brato Pdf

This book is the first of its kind to provide an integrative look at World Englishes, (second) language acquisition, and sociolinguistics in a variety of contexts of English around the globe with a focus on the language of children and adolescents. It thus aims to bridge the paradigm gaps that have been identified between these approaches but have rarely been explored in greater detail. The range of topics includes the areas of first and second language acquisition; sociolinguistic variation and awareness; language use and choice; family language policies; language attitudes and perception; modelling children’s and adolescents’ language in World Englishes; the role of child language acquisition in processes of language change; as well as methodologies of eliciting speech and writing from children and adolescents. The book combines qualitative and quantitative approaches and draws on psycholinguistic, corpus-linguistic, and ethnographic methodologies. What unites the contributions to the volume is that they all address the theoretical implications that a joint approach between World Englishes, sociolinguistics, and language acquisition has, i.e. why it is fruitful and how it can contribute to a deeper understanding of the different research paradigms.

Author : Guyanne Wilson,Michael Westphal
Publisher : John Benjamins Publishing Company
Page : 286 pages
File Size : 42,8 Mb
Release : 2023-04-15
Category : Language Arts & Disciplines
ISBN : 9789027252876

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New Englishes, New Methods by Guyanne Wilson,Michael Westphal Pdf

There is an ever-growing body of work on New Englishes, and the time has come to take stock of how research on varieties of English is carried out. The contributions in this volume critically explore the gamut of familiar and unfamiliar methods applied in data collection and analysis in order to improve upon old methods and develop new methods for the study of English around the world. The authors present novel approaches to the use of the International Corpus of English, critical insights into phonological analyses of New Englishes, applications of linguistic dialectology in territories in which New Englishes are used, improvements on attitudinal research, and an array of mixed-methods approaches. The contributions in this volume also include a range of Englishes, considered not only in situ but also in online and diaspora settings, and thus question received understandings of what counts as New Englishes.

Author : Camille Nakhid,Margaret Nakhid-Chatoor,Anabel Fernández Santana,Shakeisha Wilson-Scott
Publisher : Taylor & Francis
Page : 249 pages
File Size : 42,6 Mb
Release : 2022-07-29
Category : Psychology
ISBN : 9781000622911

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Affirming Methodologies by Camille Nakhid,Margaret Nakhid-Chatoor,Anabel Fernández Santana,Shakeisha Wilson-Scott Pdf

Affirming Methodologies: Research and Education in the Caribbean centres local and indigenous ways of knowing in research and education praxis in the Caribbean. The research methodologies and pedagogies are presented in this book within an Affirming Methodologies framework. They bring forward localized epistemologies whereby Caribbean ways of being and knowing are affirmed, and the expected western hierarchies between researcher and researched are removed. The chapters present approaches to knowledge construction and knowledge sharing based on practices, lived experiences, traditions, language patterns, and rituals of Caribbean communities. The importance of an Affirming Methodologies approach is demonstrated, and the characteristics of culturally affirming research methodologies and pedagogies in diverse environments including Cuba, Trinidad and Tobago, Jamaica and the Caribbean diaspora in Aotearoa New Zealand and Canada are explored and presented. Grounded on an understanding of the authors’ Caribbean positionality, ontological distinctions within the Caribbean research context are considered. This book moves forward from a decolonizing methodology approach, and, as such, the chapters are written, not in opposition to, or tested against Eurocentric approaches to research, but deeply rooted in a Caribbean ethos. This book will engage researchers (both qualitative and quantitative), postgraduate students, academics, practitioners, policymakers, community workers, and lay persons who seek to employ culturally relevant local and indigenous research approaches in their work. Each chapter offers practical suggestions on the 'how' of research practice, making them accessible, relevant, and flexible for novice and seasoned researchers alike.

Author : Ryan Durgasingh
Publisher : Springer Nature
Page : 366 pages
File Size : 45,7 Mb
Release : 2024-05-19
Category : Electronic
ISBN : 9783031450471

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Caribbean Discourses by Ryan Durgasingh Pdf

Author : Raymond Hickey
Publisher : John Wiley & Sons
Page : 1065 pages
File Size : 55,9 Mb
Release : 2020-09-01
Category : Language Arts & Disciplines
ISBN : 9781119485056

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The Handbook of Language Contact by Raymond Hickey Pdf

The second edition of the definitive reference on contact studies and linguistic change—provides extensive new research and original case studies Language contact is a dynamic area of contemporary linguistic research that studies how language changes when speakers of different languages interact. Accessibly structured into three sections, The Handbook of Language Contact explores the role of contact studies within the field of linguistics, the value of contact studies for language change research, and the relevance of language contact for sociolinguistics. This authoritative volume presents original findings and fresh research directions from an international team of prominent experts. Thirty-seven specially-commissioned chapters cover a broad range of topics and case studies of contact from around the world. Now in its second edition, this valuable reference has been extensively updated with new chapters on topics including globalization, language acquisition, creolization, code-switching, and genetic classification. Fresh case studies examine Romance, Indo-European, African, Mayan, and many other languages in both the past and the present. Addressing the major issues in the field of language contact studies, this volume: Includes a representative sample of individual studies which re-evaluate the role of language contact in the broader context of language and society Offers 23 new chapters written by leading scholars Examines language contact in different societies, including many in Africa and Asia Provides a cross-section of case studies drawing on languages across the world The Handbook of Language Contact, Second Edition is an indispensable resource for researchers, scholars, and students involved in language contact, language variation and change, sociolinguistics, bilingualism, and language theory.

Author : John Russell Rickford
Publisher : Cambridge University Press
Page : 389 pages
File Size : 55,7 Mb
Release : 2019-01-24
Category : Language Arts & Disciplines
ISBN : 9781107086135

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Variation, Versatility and Change in Sociolinguistics and Creole Studies by John Russell Rickford Pdf

Demonstrates how data, methods and theories from sociolinguistics and creole studies synergize and mutually benefit each subfield.