Language variety in the Virgin Islands

Chapters in this book

1. Prelim pages i
2. Table of contents v
3. Map ix
4. Preface xi
5. Introduction xiii
6. Defining ethnic varieties in the Bahamas 1
7. The grammatical features of TMA auxiliaries in Bahamian Creole 29
8. English in the Turks and Caicos Islands 51
9. Language variety in the Virgin Islands 81
10. The establishment and perpetuation of Anglophone white enclave communities in the Eastern Caribbean 95
11. What are Creole languages? 121
12. Language variation and language use among teachers in Dominica 141
13. An “English Creole” that isn‘t 155
14. The Carriacou Shakespeare Mas ’ 211
15. Creole English on Carriacou 227
16. Barbadian lects 241
17. Eastern Caribbean suprasegmental systems 265
18. References 297
19. Index 317