The acrolect in Jamaica
Irvine-Sobers, G. Alison
The acrolect in Jamaica The architecture of phonological variation / G. Alison Irvine-Sobers. - 1 online resource (203 p.)
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An ability to speak Jamaican Standard English is the stated requirement for any managerial or frontline position in corporate Jamaica. This research looks at the phonological variation that occurs in the formal speech of this type of employee, and focuses on the specific cohort chosen to represent Jamaica in interactions with local and international clients. The variation that does emerge, shows both the presence of some features traditionally characterized as Creole and a clear avoidance of other features found in basilectal and mesolectal Jamaican. Some phonological items are prerequisites for “good Englishâ€_x009d_ - variables that define the user as someone who speaks English - even if other Creole variants are present. The ideologies of language and language use that Jamaican speakers hold about “good Englishâ€_x009d_ clearly reflect the centuries-old coexistence of English and Creole, and suggest local norms must be our starting point for discussing the acrolect.
9783961101146
10.5281/zenodo.1306618
Language Arts & Disciplines / Linguistics
Language arts
Electronic books.
The acrolect in Jamaica The architecture of phonological variation / G. Alison Irvine-Sobers. - 1 online resource (203 p.)
Access copy available to the general public.
An ability to speak Jamaican Standard English is the stated requirement for any managerial or frontline position in corporate Jamaica. This research looks at the phonological variation that occurs in the formal speech of this type of employee, and focuses on the specific cohort chosen to represent Jamaica in interactions with local and international clients. The variation that does emerge, shows both the presence of some features traditionally characterized as Creole and a clear avoidance of other features found in basilectal and mesolectal Jamaican. Some phonological items are prerequisites for “good Englishâ€_x009d_ - variables that define the user as someone who speaks English - even if other Creole variants are present. The ideologies of language and language use that Jamaican speakers hold about “good Englishâ€_x009d_ clearly reflect the centuries-old coexistence of English and Creole, and suggest local norms must be our starting point for discussing the acrolect.
9783961101146
10.5281/zenodo.1306618
Language Arts & Disciplines / Linguistics
Language arts
Electronic books.