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Africanisms in the Gullah Dialect Paperback - 2002

by Lorenzo Dow Turner; Introduction by Katherine Wyly Mille; Introduction by Michael B. Montgomery

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The first--and still most important--book on Gullah language

A unique creole language spoken on the coastal islands and adjacent mainland of South Carolina and Georgia, Gullah existed as an isolated and largely ignored linguistic phenomenon until the publication of Lorenzo Dow Turner's landmark volume Africanisms in the Gullah Dialect. In his classic treatise, Turner, the first professionally trained African American linguist, focused on a people whose language had long been misunderstood, lifted a shroud that had obscured the true history of Gullah, and demonstrated that it drew important linguistic features directly from the languages of West Africa. Initially published in 1949, this groundbreaking work of Afrocentric scholarship opened American minds to a little-known culture while initiating a means for the Gullah people to reclaim and value their past. The book presents a reference point for today's discussions about ever-present language varieties, Ebonics, and education. For readers today the book offers important reminders about the subtleties and power of racial and cultural prejudice.

In their introduction to the volume, Katherine Wyly Mille and Michael B. Montgomery set the text in its sociolinguistic context, explore recent developments in the celebration of Gullah culture, and honor Turner with a recounting of his life and scholarly accomplishments.

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  • Title Africanisms in the Gullah Dialect
  • Author Lorenzo Dow Turner; Introduction by Katherine Wyly Mille; Introduction by Michael B. Montgomery
  • Binding Paperback
  • Edition Reprint
  • Pages 392
  • Volumes 1
  • Language ENG
  • Publisher University of South Carolina Press, Columbia, South Carolina, U.S.A.
  • Publication date 2002-07-31
  • Features Bibliography, Index, Maps, Table of Contents
  • ISBN 9781570034527 / 1570034524
  • Weight 1.2 lbs (0.54 kg)
  • Dimensions 9.23 x 6.16 x 0.83 in (23.44 x 15.65 x 2.11 cm)
  • Themes
    • Ethnic Orientation: African American
  • Category Language Arts / Linguistics / Literacy
  • Library of Congress subjects Sea Islands Creole dialect - Etymology
  • Library of Congress Catalogue Number 2002071969
  • Dewey Decimal Code 427.975

About the author

Michael B. Montgomery is distinguished professor emeritus of English and linguistics at the University of South Carolina. He is the editor of The Crucible of Carolina: Essays in the Development of Gullah Language and Culture. Montgomery lives in Columbia.

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