Resultado da Busca
Jamaican English, including Jamaican Standard English, is a variety of English native to Jamaica and is the official language of the country. A distinction exists between Jamaican English and Jamaican Patois (a creole language), though not entirely a sharp distinction so much as a gradual continuum between two extremes.
Inglês jamaicano ou inglês padrão jamaicano (Jamaican English ou Jamaican Standard English) é um dialeto do inglês falado na Jamaica. Embora a variante apresente características tanto do inglês americano quanto do inglês britânico, tipicamente utiliza grafias do dialeto britânico, rejeitando as formas americanas. [1]
Jamaican English, or Standard Jamaican English, is the variety of English spoken by more than 2 mio speakers of English in Jamaica. It is the official language of Jamaica, recognised by the constitution, and used in all official domains.
Although Jamaican is the native and first language of almost the entire population of Jamaica, it takes a number of different forms that fall along a continuum stretching from the basilect (furthest distance from Standard Jamaican English) to the acrolect (closest distance from Standard Jamaican
27 de fev. de 2008 · The analysis reveals that phonological variation in Jamaican English is structured in such a way as to reflect the coexistence of Creole and English, in a speech community that values the...
- Alison Irvine
In linguistic terms, standard Jamaican English occupies a position in between native new Englishes (eg. New Zealand, Canada) and official or second-language varieties (eg. India, Singapore). The standard variety has emerged on the basis of a British colonial past, a strong American influence in the present, and a vibrant local linguistic heritage.
1 de jun. de 2002 · Jamaican Creole lexicon and grammar are shown to exert an influence on written English usage, but, generally speaking, direct borrowing of words and rules is much rarer than various forms of...
