{"product_id":"dread-talk-the-language-of-rastafari-paperback","title":"Dread Talk: The Language of Rastafari - Paperback","description":"\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eVelma Pollard\u003c\/b\u003e (Author)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003ePollard analyses the speech code of the Rastafari of Jamaica, a group that adjusted the languages of the Jamaican people to suit their religious, philosophical, social and economic concerns as people speaking from \"under\".\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThe book includes descriptions of Dread Talk, the speech of the Rastafari, as an example of lexical expansion in a creole language, and the influence of the lexicon on Jamaican English. It also discusses the adjustment of the language to other creoles, both English and French-related, in the Eastern Caribbean. New to this revised edition is a chapter on \"Dread Talk in the Diaspora\" that discusses the language as used in the urban centres of North America and Europe.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 136\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 0.32 x 7.99 x 5 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e September 05, 2000\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Books by splitShops","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":51788564726048,"sku":"9789768125682","price":40.5,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0974\/9764\/5344\/files\/c371489c2a388a3d5bbf8a0c2e5a4952.webp?v=1780654660","url":"https:\/\/ebocreations.com\/products\/dread-talk-the-language-of-rastafari-paperback","provider":"The E-Book Oasis LLC","version":"1.0","type":"link"}