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This book fills the void in the literature about the Sierra Leone Krio people by delineating the connective tissue between their history, language, culture, traditions, and contemporary poetry. This work demonstrates how deeply rooted Krio is in West African behaviors, practices, communication, tradition, and creativity.
This book fills the void in the literature about the Sierra Leone Krio people by delineating the connective tissue between their history, language, culture, traditions, and contemporary poetry. This work demonstrates how deeply rooted Krio is in West African behaviors, practices, communication, tradition, and creativity.
List of Illustrations
List of Tables
Acknowledgments
Introduction
Part I: History
Chapter 1History of the Krio People and Their Language
Part II: Krio Language
Chapter 2Language Basics
Chapter 3Greetings and Simple Sentences
Chapter 4Complex Sentence Structures
Chapter 5African Linguistic Foundations in Krio and the Diaspora
Part III: Krio Culture and Traditions
Chapter 6Elements of Krio Culture
Chapter 7Krio Traditions
Chapter 8Krio Folk Wisdom: Parables and Riddles
Chapter 9Krio Stories and Trickster Tales
Chapter 10Poetry in Sierra Leone Krio and Jamaican Patois
Afterword
Glossary
Krio Words/Expressions and Their Meanings
Some Krio Names and Their Meanings
Appendix
Bibliography
Additional Reading List
About the Authors
Index
| Erscheinungsjahr: | 2024 |
|---|---|
| Fachbereich: | Allgemeines |
| Genre: | Importe |
| Rubrik: | Sozialwissenschaften |
| Medium: | Taschenbuch |
| ISBN-13: | 9780761874508 |
| ISBN-10: | 076187450X |
| Sprache: | Englisch |
| Einband: | Kartoniert / Broschiert |
| Autor: |
Williams, Selase W.
Spencer-Walters, Tom |
| Hersteller: | Hamilton Books |
| Verantwortliche Person für die EU: | Libri GmbH, Europaallee 1, D-36244 Bad Hersfeld, gpsr@libri.de |
| Maße: | 229 x 152 x 18 mm |
| Von/Mit: | Selase W. Williams (u. a.) |
| Erscheinungsdatum: | 26.07.2024 |
| Gewicht: | 0,506 kg |
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