ABSTRACT

London Jamaican provides the reader with a new perspective on African descent in London. Based on research carried out in the early 1980s, the author examines the linguistic background of the community, with special emphasis on young people of the first and second British-born generations.


chapter 1|13 pages

Introduction: Creole Comes to Britain

chapter 2|12 pages

In search of ‘London Jamaican’

chapter 4|17 pages

London Jamaican…?

chapter 5|15 pages

… or Black London English?

chapter 6|24 pages

Language within the Family

chapter 7|27 pages

Code Switching in Conversation

chapter 8|14 pages

The Many-Personed Speaker