Cover image for Language A to Z. Episode 10, J for Jamaican [digital video].
Title:
Language A to Z. Episode 10, J for Jamaican [digital video].
Publication Date:
2020

2023
Publication Information:
The Great Courses, 2020.

[San Francisco, California, USA] : Kanopy Streaming, 2023.
Physical Description:
1 online resource (streaming video file) (14 minutes): digital, .flv file, sound
Abstract:
Delve into the world of Jamaican patois, which developed among African slaves in the 1600s as they quickly adopted English. You'll discover that languages vary not just in how they're put together, but according to diverse factors such as socioeconomics and the audience one is speaking to.
General Note:
Title from title frames.

Film

In Process Record.
Performers:
John McWhorter
Technical Details:
Mode of access: World Wide Web.
Geographic Term:
Language:
English
Additional Language:
In English
Electronic Access:
Access immediately on Kanopy
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