Acts of Identity: Creole-Based Approaches to Language and Ethnicity
- ISBN-10
- 0521316049
- ISBN-13
- 9780521316040
- Category
- Language Arts & Disciplines
- Pages
- 275
- Language
- English
- Published
- 1985-07-18
- Publisher
- CUP Archive
- Authors
- Robert Brock Le Page, R. B. le Page, Andrée Tabouret-Keller
Description
Examining how the complex role of language affects the Creole-speaking Caribbean and the West Indian communities in London.
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