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The Cassidy/JLU orthography is a phonetic system for writing Jamaican Patois originally developed by the linguist Frederic Cassidy. [1] It is used as the writing system for the Jamaican Wikipedia, known in Patois, and written using the Cassidy/JLU system, as the Jumiekan Patwa Wikipidia.
Jamaican Thomas MacDermot (1870–1933) is credited with fostering the creation of Jamaican literature. According to critic Michael Hughes, MacDermot was "probably the first Jamaican writer to assert the claim of the West Indies to a distinctive place within English-speaking culture," [2] and his Becka's Buckra Baby [3] as the beginning of modern Caribbean literature.
Anthony C. Winkler (25 February 1942 – 18 September 2015) [1] [2] was a successful Jamaican novelist and popular contributor to many post-secondary English literary texts. . His first novel The Painted Canoe (1986), although taking the most time to write and publish, was his most rewarding, allowing him to move on and produce his best known book, The Lunatic (1987), which earned him a spot ...
Getty Images Though the official language of Jamaica is English, when dealing with Kingston slang you'll find you need much more than a well-worn Webster's dictionary to follow most conversations.
This is a list of Jamaican writers, including writers either from or associated with Jamaica This is a dynamic list and may never be able to satisfy particular standards for completeness. You can help by adding missing items with reliable sources .
Thomas MacDermot (26 June 1870 [1] – 8 October 1933) [2] was a Jamaican poet, novelist, and editor, editing the Jamaica Times for more than 20 years. He was "probably the first Jamaican writer to assert the claim of the West Indies to a distinctive place within English-speaking culture". [3]
Jamaican Patois (/ ˈ p æ t w ɑː /; locally rendered Patwah and called Jamaican Creole by linguists) is an English-based creole language with influences from West African and other languages, spoken primarily in Jamaica and among the Jamaican diaspora. Words or slang from Jamaican Patois can be heard in other Caribbean countries, the United ...
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