The crucible of Carolina : essays in the development of Gullah language and culture

Author(s)

• Montgomery, Michael

Bibliographic Information

The crucible of Carolina : essays in the development of Gullah language and culture

edited by Michael Montgomery

University of Georgia Press, c1994

Note

Includes bibliographical references (p. 201-219) and indexes

Description and Table of Contents

Description

These ten essays explore the connections between the language and culture of South Carolina's barrier islands, West Africa, the Caribbean and England. They deal with the discourse and stylistic aspects of Gullah, relating it to other anglophone creoles and to the processes of creolisation.

by "Nielsen BookData"

• NCID: BB23907496
• ISBN:
  • 0820316237
• LCCN: 93032145
• Country Code: us
• Title Language Code: eng
• Text Language Code: eng
• Place of Publication: Athens
• Pages/Volumes: x, 239 p.
• Size: 24 cm
• Classification:
  • LCC : PM7875.G8
  • DC20 : 427/.973/08996
• Subject Headings:
  • LCSH : Sea Islands Creole dialect
  • LCSH : Language and culture -- South Carolina
  • LCSH : Language and culture -- Caribbean Area
  • LCSH : Language and culture -- Africa, West