Author: Martha Warren BeckwithPublisher:
ISBN:
Category : Folklore
Languages : en
Pages : 498
Book Description
Folk-games of Jamaica
Author: Martha Warren BeckwithPublisher:
ISBN:
Category : Folklore
Languages : en
Pages : 498
Book Description
Jamaica Folk-lore
Author: Martha Warren BeckwithPublisher: Corinthian Press
ISBN:
Category : Social Science
Languages : en
Pages : 396
Book Description
Publications of the Folk-Lore Foundation
Author: Memoirs of the American Folk-lore Society
Author: Dictionary of Jamaican English
Author: Frederic G. CassidyPublisher:
ISBN: 9789766401276
Category : Foreign Language Study
Languages : en
Pages : 578
Book Description
The method and plan of this dictionary of Jamaican English are basically the same as those of the Oxford English Dictionary, but oral sources have been extensively tapped in addition to detailed coverage of literature published in or about Jamaica since 1655. It contains information about the Caribbean and its dialects, and about Creole languages and general linguistic processes. Entries give the pronounciation, part-of-speach and usage of labels, spelling variants, etymologies and dated citations, as well as definitions. Systematic indexing indicates the extent to which the lexis is shared with other Caribbean countries.
Folklore and Folklife
Author: Richard M. DorsonPublisher: University of Chicago Press
ISBN: 0226158713
Category : Literary Criticism
Languages : en
Pages : 574
Book Description
Describes the characteristics of folk cultures and discusses the procedures used by social scientists to study folklife.
Games, Rhymes, and Wordplay of London Children
Author: N. G. N. KelseyPublisher: Springer
ISBN: 3030029107
Category : Language Arts & Disciplines
Languages : en
Pages : 879
Book Description
This book presents a unique annotated collection of some 2000 playground games, rhymes, and wordplay of London children. It charts continuity and development in childlore at a time of major social and cultural change and offers a detailed snapshot of changes in the traditions and language of young people. Topics include: starting a game; counting-out rhymes; games (without songs); singing and chanting games; clapping, skipping, and ball bouncing games; school rhymes and parodies; teasing and taunting; traditional belief and practice; traditional wordplay; and a concluding miscellany. Recorded mainly in the 1980s by primary schoolteacher Nigel Kelsey, transcribed verbatim from the children’s own words, and accompanied by extensive commentaries and annotation, the book sets a wealth of new information in the wider historical and contemporary context of existing studies in Britain, Ireland, and other parts of the English-speaking world. This valuable new resource will open new avenues for research and be of particular interest to folklorists and linguists, as well as to those working across the full spectrum of social, cultural, and educational studies.
Jamaican Folk Music
Author: Marilyn A. RousePublisher:
ISBN:
Category : Music
Languages : en
Pages : 344
Book Description
This first in-depth study of the entire genre of Jamaican folk music illustrates the effect that acculturation has had. It contains nearly 200 musical examples, the majority of which are Jamaican, with some British and West African to illustrate comparative points made in the text. It is the largest comprehensive collection of Jamaican folk music covering all categories of the genre.
The Playground
Author: Publications of the Folk-lore Foundation
Author: Vassar College. Folk-lore FoundationPublisher:
ISBN:
Category : Folklore
Languages : en
Pages : 806
Book Description