Caribbean Creole-English/English-Caribbean Creole Dictionary and Phrasebook |
|
Author:
| Ovide, Stephanie |
ISBN: | 978-0-7818-1093-7 |
Publication Date: | Nov 2005 |
Publisher: | Hippocrene Books, Incorporated
|
Book Format: | Paperback |
List Price: | AUD $18.95 |
Book Description:
|
Approximately 100 million people travel to the Caribbean islands each year. The Creole language, an amalgamation of French, Spanish, and local tongues, is spoken throughout. This dictionary and phrasebook is an essential companion for travellers to the region. It presents the Creole language as spoken outside of Haiti, in such popular locations as St Thomas, Guadeloupe, Martinique, Dominica, St Lucia, Grenada, Trinidad, and French Guyana. The bilingual dictionary includes over 2500...
More DescriptionApproximately 100 million people travel to the Caribbean islands each year. The Creole language, an amalgamation of French, Spanish, and local tongues, is spoken throughout. This dictionary and phrasebook is an essential companion for travellers to the region. It presents the Creole language as spoken outside of Haiti, in such popular locations as St Thomas, Guadeloupe, Martinique, Dominica, St Lucia, Grenada, Trinidad, and French Guyana. The bilingual dictionary includes over 2500 entries, while the phrasebook offers guidance in numerous situations relating to travel and daily life, covering topics ranging from basic etiquette and hotels to food, shopping, and emergencies. Users will find the book invaluable, helping to make one's time in the region an ever more enjoyable source of lasting memories.