{"product_id":"dictionary-of-jamaican-english-frederic-g-cassidy-9789766401276","title":"Dictionary of Jamaican English","description":"\u003cp\u003eOriginally published by Cambridge University Press in 1967 and then revised as a second edition in 1980, this classic study has never before been available in a paperback edition. This method and plan of the dictionary are basically those of the \u003ci\u003eOxford English Dictionary\u003c\/i\u003e, but oral sources have been extensively tapped in addition to detailed coverage of literature published in or about Jamaica since 1655.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eThe dictionary is a mine of information about the Caribbean and its dialects, about the history of English and its dialects, and about Creole languages and general linguistic processes.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eEntries give the pronunciation, part-of-speech and usage labels, spelling variants, etymologies and dated citations, as well as definitions. Systematic indexing indicates the extent to which the lexis is shared with other Caribbean countries: Suriname, Guyana, Trinidad, Barbados, Nicaragua and Belize.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Frederic Gomes Cassidy\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-10:\u003c\/b\u003e 9766401276\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9789766401276\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e University of the West Indies Press\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 01\/01\/2003\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 576\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 1.68lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 8.99h x 6.04w x 1.18d","brand":"Frederic Gomes Cassidy","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":43991352049919,"sku":"9789766401276","price":40.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0662\/2982\/9887\/files\/img_8b92c460-18d6-4590-a1ab-a3dc88d88a60.jpg?v=1683309786","url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/dictionary-of-jamaican-english-frederic-g-cassidy-9789766401276","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}