The Crucible of Carolina Essays in the Development of Gullah Language and Culture |
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Editor:
| Montgomery, Michael |
Contribution by:
| Baird, Keith E. Cassidy, Frederic G. Hancock, Ian Hopkins, Tometro Jones-Jackson, Patricia Mufwene, Salikoko Roberts, Peter Rosengarten, Dale Sengova, Joko Twining, Mary A. |
ISBN: | 978-0-8203-1623-9 |
Publication Date: | Dec 1994 |
Publisher: | University of Georgia Press
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Book Format: | Hardback |
List Price: | USD $46.95 |
Book Description:
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These ten essays explore the connections between the language and culture of South Carolina's barrier islands, West Africa, the Caribbean and England. They deal with the discourse and stylistic aspects of Gullah, relating it to other anglophone creoles and to the processes of creolisation.
These ten essays explore the connections between the language and culture of South Carolina's barrier islands, West Africa, the Caribbean and England. They deal with the discourse and stylistic aspects of Gullah, relating it to other anglophone creoles and to the processes of creolisation.