From Jamaican Creole to Standard English

From Jamaican Creole to Standard English
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Total Pages : 84
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ISBN-10 : 9766401489
ISBN-13 : 9789766401481
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Book Synopsis From Jamaican Creole to Standard English by : Velma Pollard

Download or read book From Jamaican Creole to Standard English written by Velma Pollard and published by . This book was released on 2003 with total page 84 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This guide indicates the ways in which Jamaican Creole differs from Standard Jamaican English. It is organized into four sections: words that look alike but mean different thing; words that are different but mean the same things; grammatical structures that are different but convey the same information; and idiomatic Speech or writing.


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