System in Black Language |
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| Author:
| Sutcliffe, David
Figueroa, John |
| Series title: | Multilingual Matters Ser. |
| ISBN: | 978-1-85359-129-7 |
| Publication Date: | Jul 1992 |
| Publisher: | Multilingual Matters
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| Book Format: | Paperback |
| List Price: | USD $24.95USD $24.95 |
Book Description:
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This book charts systematic similarities between three groups of languages currently spoken by people of African descent: US Black English, Caribbean Creoles and African Kwa languages. It also examines syntax, tonal features, and the way surface coincidences with mainstream English mask underlying divergences.
This book charts systematic similarities between three groups of languages currently spoken by people of African descent: US Black English, Caribbean Creoles and African Kwa languages. It also examines syntax, tonal features, and the way surface coincidences with mainstream English mask underlying divergences.