{"product_id":"sounds-of-advocacy-language-and-liberation-papers-in-honour-of-hubert-devonish-9789766408947","title":"Sounds of Advocacy, Language and Liberation: Papers in Honour of Hubert Devonish","description":"Honouring\u003cbr\u003ethe remarkable career of Professor Hubert Devonish, a leading scholar in\u003cbr\u003elinguistics, language education, and cultural studies, \u003ci\u003eSounds\u003cbr\u003eof Advocacy, Language and Liberation\u003c\/i\u003e provides a representative spread of\u003cbr\u003elinguistics addressing critical areas of academic and social responsibility\u003cbr\u003ethrough the exploration and analysis of theoretical and sociocultural concerns.\u003cbr\u003eThrough his tireless research Devonish illuminated the complexities of\u003cbr\u003eCaribbean Creole languages and championed their rightful place in academia and\u003cbr\u003esociety.\u003cbr\u003eThis festschrift\u003cbr\u003ereveals the impact of Devonish's work on linguistic theory, spanning\u003cbr\u003efascinating topics like implosives in Jamaican Creole and the mathematical\u003cbr\u003econstraints on allowable sentences in Guyanese Creole. The papers contain insightful\u003cbr\u003eanalyses of the relationship between language, education, and culture, \u003cbr\u003eincluding Devonish's groundbreaking work on Creole language literacy and the\u003cbr\u003eimportance of promoting multilingualism. Provocative discussions on the\u003cbr\u003eintersection of politics, law, and language, shed light on Devonish's\u003cbr\u003eunwavering commitment to social justice and the empowerment of marginalised\u003cbr\u003ecommunities.\u003cbr\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003eMore\u003cbr\u003ethan just a collection of academic contributions, \u003ci\u003eSounds of Advocacy\u003c\/i\u003e serves as a tribute to Professor Devonish's\u003cbr\u003ededication to intellectual inquiry, social justice, and the advancement of\u003cbr\u003eCaribbean languages and cultures.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Clive Forrester\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e University of the West Indies Press\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 02\/02\/2024\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 274\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eBinding Type:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.89lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 9.00h x 6.00w x 0.62d\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN:\u003c\/b\u003e 9789766408947\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eAbout the Author\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eForrester, Clive:\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e - \u003cb\u003eClive\u003cbr\u003eForrester\u003c\/b\u003e, PhD, is a faculty member in the Department of English\u003cbr\u003eLanguage and Literature at the University of Waterloo where he teaches courses\u003cbr\u003eon academic writing, technical writing, linguistics, and Caribbean language and\u003cbr\u003eculture. He is currently the president of the Society for Caribbean\u003cbr\u003eLinguistics.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eDawkins, Nickesha:\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e - \u003cb\u003eNickesha\u003cbr\u003eDawkins\u003c\/b\u003e is a lecturer at the University of the West Indies.\u003cbr\u003eHer research focuses on Phonetics and Phonology, and Language and Gender. She\u003cbr\u003erecently translated the Universal Declaration of Human Rights into Jamaican\u003cbr\u003eCreole for the United Nations. She earned her PhD from the UWI (Mona) in 2016.","brand":"University of the West Indies Press","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":43752977203315,"sku":"9.78977E+12","price":34.95,"currency_code":"EUR","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0555\/9255\/0515\/files\/img_f5383f6c-6923-4699-b878-b2f9b0f34b92.jpg?v=1756555524","url":"https:\/\/bookstorenmore.com\/en-de\/products\/sounds-of-advocacy-language-and-liberation-papers-in-honour-of-hubert-devonish-9789766408947","provider":"Bookstore N More","version":"1.0","type":"link"}