Dictionary of Jamaican English
| Edited by | Frederic G. Cassidy & Robert B. Le Page |
|---|---|
| Country | United Kingdom |
| Language | English |
| Discipline | Lexicography |
| Publisher | Cambridge University Press |
| Published | 1967 (first edition) 1980 (second edition) |
| No. of books | 2 |
| Website | uwipress.com |
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The Dictionary of Jamaican English is the earliest and principal historical dictionary of Jamaican English and Jamaican Patois.
History
'The decision to compile the Dictionary arose out of the agreement of the two editors in 1955 to pool their collections of material for this purpose.'[1] The editors had individually started lexicographic work during the 1951–1952 academic year.[1] Work was principally undertaken at the Mona, Jamaica, campus of the University of the West Indies, with additional support or funding from the Institute of Jamaica, the Carnegie Corporation, and the University of Wisconsin.[2] The Dictionary was completed by June 1963.[3]
Contents
The Dictionary was designed on historical principles, and thoroughly documented past and current Patois and upper-register English lexicon native to Jamaica.[4] Its layout and format generally followed those of the Oxford English Dictionary, Dictionary of American English, and the Dictionary of Americanisms, with the latter two deemed derivative of the first as regards layout and format.[5]
Legacy
The Dictionary has been described as an 'achievement' whose 'linguistic scholarship is regional in reach and importance.'[4] It or its editors further influenced the compilation of the Dictionary of Caribbean English Usage.[6][note 1]
Notes and references
Explanatory footnotes
- ↑
Specifically important at this period [the 1970s], however, was a visit to the [team compiling the Dictionary of Caribbean English Usage] at Cave Hill in 1977 by Prof. F. G. Cassidy, of the well-known Dictionary of Jamaican English. His assessment, commissioned by the UWI, was favourable, and more particularly his advice practical and valuable. His recommendation that a Senior Assistant be urgently appointed fell through only for lack of funds, and slow progress became an increasingly serious problem.
— Allsopp 2003, p. xxv.
Short citations
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 Cassidy & Le Page 1980, p. vii.
- ↑ Cassidy & Le Page 1980, pp. vii-x.
- ↑ Cassidy & Le Page 1980, p. x.
- ↑ 4.0 4.1 Allsopp 2003, p. xx.
- ↑ Cassidy & Le Page 1980, p. xi.
- ↑ Allsopp 2003, p. xxv.
Full citations
- Allsopp, Richard (July 1970). "A Critical Commentary on the Dictionary of Jamaican English". Caribbean Studies. 10 (2): 90–117. JSTOR 25612213.
- Allsopp, Richard, ed. (2003). Dictionary of Caribbean English Usage. Kingston: University of the West Indies Press. ISBN 9789766401450. ProQuest 2352573179. Search this book on
- Cassidy, Frederic Gomes; Le Page, Robert Brock, eds. (1967). Dictionary of Jamaican English (1st ed.). Cambridge: Cambridge University Press. hdl:2027/txu.059172017794539. OCLC 953098. Search this book on
- Cassidy, Frederic Gomes; Le Page, Robert Brock, eds. (1980). Dictionary of Jamaican English (2nd ed.). Cambridge: Cambridge University Press. ISBN 052122165X. OCLC 3965876. Unknown parameter
|orig-date=ignored (help) Search this book on - Cassidy, Frederic Gomes; Le Page, Robert Brock, eds. (2002). Dictionary of Jamaican English (1st electronic ed. / reprint of 2nd ed.). Kingston: University of the West Indies Press. ISBN 9789766401276. ProQuest 2352557011. Unknown parameter
|orig-date=ignored (help) Search this book on - Cassidy, Frederic Gomes (5–12 November 1985). "Oral History Program interview with Frederic Gomes Cassidy, 1985". Oral History Program (Interview). Interviewed by Martin W. Dowling. University of Wisconsin--Madison. OCLC 227802517.CS1 maint: Date format (link)
- Dillard, J. L. (July 1970). "Observations on the Dictionary of Jamaican English". Caribbean Studies. 10 (2): 118–124. JSTOR 25612214.
- Holm, John A., ed. (1982). Dictionary of Bahamian English. Cold Spring, NY: Lexik House Publishers. hdl:2027/txu.059173013743272. ISBN 0936368039. OCLC 8875226. Search this book on
- Voorhoeve, J. (1968). "Reviews – Comptes-rendus". Lingua. 20: 308–313. doi:10.1016/0024-3841(68)90154-X.
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