The Crucible of Carolina Essays in the Development of Gullah Language and Culture |
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Contribution by:
| Rosengarten, Dale Hancock, Ian Sengova, Joko Baird, Keith E. Twining, Mary A. Roberts, Peter Mufwene, Salikoko S. Hopkins, Tometro Jones-Jackson, Patricia Cassidy, Frederic G. |
Editor:
| Montgomery, Michael |
ISBN: | 978-0-8203-3115-7 |
Publication Date: | Jul 2008 |
Publisher: | University of Georgia Press
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Book Format: | Paperback |
List Price: | USD $29.95 |
Book Description:
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Ten essays explore the connections between the language and culture of South Carolina's barrier islands, West Africa, the Caribbean, and England. The work covers such topics as names and naming, the language of religious rituals, basket-making traditions, creole discourse patterns, and the grammatical morphology of Gullah.
Ten essays explore the connections between the language and culture of South Carolina's barrier islands, West Africa, the Caribbean, and England. The work covers such topics as names and naming, the language of religious rituals, basket-making traditions, creole discourse patterns, and the grammatical morphology of Gullah.