Publications

Publication details [#18598]

Sebba, Mark. 1993. London Jamaican: Language Systems in Interaction. Longman.

Publication type

Book – monograph

Publication language

English

Keywords

code-switching | creole | foreign input language | foreign language acquisition | multilingualism

Language as a subject

English, British | Jamaican, London

Annotation

This book offers a detailed sociolinguistic treatment of 'London Jamaican', a descendant of West Indian creole transplanted to the UK and now in use by young Londoners of West Indian descent. The focus is on the relationship of this creole to Jamaican creole and to white varieties of British English in London.

Reviewed by

Romaine, Suzanne. 1997. Review of $London Jamaican: Language Systems in Interaction.