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BL
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988762
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b743132
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| Main Entry
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Roberts, Peter A.
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| Title & Author
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From oral to literate culture : : colonial experience in the English West Indies /\ Peter A. Roberts.
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| Publication Statement
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Kingston, Jamaica :: Press University of the West Indies,, 1997.
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1 online resource (x, 301 pages) :: illustrations
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| ISBN
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143569483X
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: 9781435694835
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9766400377
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9789766400378
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Includes bibliographical references (pages 279-295) and index.
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| Contents
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An introduction to the language of West Indians -- Nonlinguistic methods of communication and transmission of information in the plantation slave society -- Aspects of oral culture in the slave population -- Political and social influences on the development of vernacular English -- Literate communication in the plantation slave society -- The rise of printing and publishing in the West Indies and its effects -- Intellectual and literary activity and its effects on literate English -- The rise of schools and their effect on English -- English language and literacy in the early schools --The legacy of colonial literacy in West Indies.
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English language-- West Indies, British.
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Language and culture-- West Indies, British.
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Oral communication-- West Indies, British.
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Written communication-- West Indies, British.
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British colonies.
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English language.
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Language and culture.
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LANGUAGE ARTS DISCIPLINES-- General.
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Literatur
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Mündliche Literatur
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Oral communication.
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Schriftlichkeit
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Written communication.
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Alfabetisme.
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Engels.
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Mondeling taalgebruik.
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Great Britain, Colonies, America.
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America.
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Englisch.
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West Indies, British West Indies.
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Westindien
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| Dewey Classification
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427/.9729
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| LC Classification
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PE3310.R63 1997
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18.04bcl
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HQ 7020rvk
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