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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.
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 English).
27 de fev. de 2008 · Contrast and convergence in Standard Jamaican English: The phonological architecture of the standard in an ideologically bidialectal community February 2008 World Englishes 27(1):9 - 25
- Alison Irvine
Standard Jamaican English is the official language of Jamaica and used in all domains of public life. It is not only the language of the government, the law and the media but also used for education and for almost all kinds of written communication (Sand, 1999, p. 70).
The focus of this study is two-fold: first, on how Jamaican Creole differs from ‘Standard’ English, and second, on how Jamaican Creole comprises a rich variation in linguistic forms. Key Words : Jamaican English, Jamaican Creole, Patois, linguistics.
Summary. Jamaican English, one of the World Englishes, is a variety of English spoken in Jamaica. Jamaican Standard English resembles parts of both British English and American English dialects, along with many aspects of Irish intonation, but typically, it uses the same spelling as found in British English.
