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Lexicology and Lexicography by Joseph T Farquharson
Jamaica Gleaner, 2023
This is an announcement in the national press of the start of work on the Dictionary of the Jamai... more This is an announcement in the national press of the start of work on the Dictionary of the Jamaican Language (DJL).
Swearing and Cursing: Contexts and Practices in a Critical Linguistic Perspective, 2020
Jamaican swear words are popular far beyond the borders of the Caribbean island. Swearing practic... more Jamaican swear words are popular far beyond the borders of the Caribbean island. Swearing practices in Jamaican are interesting due to their linguistic set-up based on historical language contact and their socio-cultural contexts, their adaptations in music and material culture and their usage among various groups of people around the world. Moreover, the legal situation of swearing in Jamaica provides insights into controversies between law and practices that goes back to colonial times. Despite those various aspects, Jamaican swearing practices have not yet attracted attention in linguistic scholarship. Hence, this paper provides first insights into the linguistics of swearing in Jamaica and discusses not only etymological, semantic and syntactic aspects of swearing, but also reflects on the sociolinguistic background and the usage of swear words outside Jamaica as well as in music. A discussion of the legal background of using swear words sheds light on the colonial history of linguistic censoring and its effects on today’s society. This paper starts with some theoretical preliminaries that place linguistic swearing practices in its sociocultural context before examining Jamaican swearing expressions, discussing some aspects of their historical background and etymology, analyzing linguistic constructions and sociolinguistic implications as well as reflecting on social and legal regulation and adaptations in and outside Jamaica. This chapter provides an original and innovative account of swearing in Jamaican and thus contributes to a better understanding of swearing in a cross-cultural perspective.
Pidgins and Creoles 1, 2017
Pidgins and Creoles, 2017
Global English Slang: Methodologies and Perspectives , Jan 22, 2014
Journal of Pidgin and Creole Languages, 2015
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](Linguistic Ideology by Joseph T Farquharson
This paper presents Jamaica as a case study of the intersections between language practice, langu... more This paper presents Jamaica as a case study of the intersections between language practice, language ideologies, and music, using a historically grounded descriptive approach spanning a period of more than three and a half centuries. It describes secular and religious Jamaican music(s) and ideologies connected to them through different periods of the country's history characterised by different social and socio-political configurations (e.g., slavery, colonial rule, Independence). These systems and the emergent socialities to which they gave rise influenced the creation of new musical genres and determined to varying extents how linguistic codes were distributed by genre, and in the lyrics themselves.
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Jamaica; Historical description; Genre; Creole
8th International Caribbean Women Writers and …, Jan 1, 2002
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Language Variation by Joseph T Farquharson
Language in Society, 2016
Jamaica Gleaner, 2023
This is an announcement in the national press of the start of work on the Dictionary of the Jamai... more This is an announcement in the national press of the start of work on the Dictionary of the Jamaican Language (DJL).
Swearing and Cursing: Contexts and Practices in a Critical Linguistic Perspective, 2020
Jamaican swear words are popular far beyond the borders of the Caribbean island. Swearing practic... more Jamaican swear words are popular far beyond the borders of the Caribbean island. Swearing practices in Jamaican are interesting due to their linguistic set-up based on historical language contact and their socio-cultural contexts, their adaptations in music and material culture and their usage among various groups of people around the world. Moreover, the legal situation of swearing in Jamaica provides insights into controversies between law and practices that goes back to colonial times. Despite those various aspects, Jamaican swearing practices have not yet attracted attention in linguistic scholarship. Hence, this paper provides first insights into the linguistics of swearing in Jamaica and discusses not only etymological, semantic and syntactic aspects of swearing, but also reflects on the sociolinguistic background and the usage of swear words outside Jamaica as well as in music. A discussion of the legal background of using swear words sheds light on the colonial history of linguistic censoring and its effects on today’s society. This paper starts with some theoretical preliminaries that place linguistic swearing practices in its sociocultural context before examining Jamaican swearing expressions, discussing some aspects of their historical background and etymology, analyzing linguistic constructions and sociolinguistic implications as well as reflecting on social and legal regulation and adaptations in and outside Jamaica. This chapter provides an original and innovative account of swearing in Jamaican and thus contributes to a better understanding of swearing in a cross-cultural perspective.
Pidgins and Creoles 1, 2017
Pidgins and Creoles, 2017
Global English Slang: Methodologies and Perspectives , Jan 22, 2014
Journal of Pidgin and Creole Languages, 2015
This paper presents Jamaica as a case study of the intersections between language practice, langu... more This paper presents Jamaica as a case study of the intersections between language practice, language ideologies, and music, using a historically grounded descriptive approach spanning a period of more than three and a half centuries. It describes secular and religious Jamaican music(s) and ideologies connected to them through different periods of the country's history characterised by different social and socio-political configurations (e.g., slavery, colonial rule, Independence). These systems and the emergent socialities to which they gave rise influenced the creation of new musical genres and determined to varying extents how linguistic codes were distributed by genre, and in the lyrics themselves.
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Jamaica; Historical description; Genre; Creole
8th International Caribbean Women Writers and …, Jan 1, 2002
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Language in Society, 2016
The study of linguistic variation in the Caribbean has been central to the emergence of Pidgin an... more The study of linguistic variation in the Caribbean has been central to the emergence of Pidgin and Creole Linguistics as an academic field. It has yielded influential theory, such as the (post-)creole continuum or the 'Acts of Identity' models, that has shaped sociolinguistics far beyond creole settings. This volume collects current work in the field and focuses on methodological and theoretical innovations that continue, expand, and update the dialog between Caribbean variation studies and general sociolinguistics.
6th Global Reggae Studies Conference, 2019
The Jamaican National Dictionary is a web-based multimedia dictionary of Jamaican (Creole) and En... more The Jamaican National Dictionary is a web-based multimedia dictionary of Jamaican (Creole) and English. It is a dictionary on historical principles which means that it aims to chart the history of all words in these languages. The treatment of each word will include information on its pronunciation (s), parts of speech, etymology, meaning (s), and usage. Each meaning will be supported by quotations from (un) published print or oral sources.
٭ Far larger numbers of slaves from the Bight of Benin, the Congo and the Angola were eventually ... more ٭ Far larger numbers of slaves from the Bight of Benin, the Congo and the Angola were eventually delivered to Jamaica by the time the trade was brought to an end in 1807-8; but by that time as both the linguistic and historical evidence show, the Akan-and Ewe-speaking slaves were firmly established in a Creole society, speaking Creole English […](Cassidy & Le Page [1967] 1980: xli)
Atlas of Pidgin and Creole Language Structures Online, Oct 1, 2013
Ausgewählte Arbeiten der Kreolistik des 19. Jahrhunderts/Selected Works from 19th Century Creolists, 2014
The Atlas of Pidgin and Creole Language Structures, Sep 2013
Linguistics, Jan 1, 2009
... Note * Correspondence address: Faculty of Education and Liberal Studies , University of Tech-... more ... Note * Correspondence address: Faculty of Education and Liberal Studies , University of Tech-nology, Jamaica, 237 Old Hope Road, Kingston 6 Jamaica. E-mail: joseph.farquharson@ utech.edu.jm. Two valuable contributions to creolistics 1389 Page 6. References ...
Like the majority of Jamaican folk music, "Dis Long Time Gyal" is in the language of the Jamaican... more Like the majority of Jamaican folk music, "Dis Long Time Gyal" is in the language of the Jamaican folk. It has all the markings of a female greeting ritual, and is the product of an era in which physical contact was highly valued and absence for extended periods disrupted the social order of the community. The main lines begin with a topicalisation strategy which highlights the length of time since the last meeting (dis long time). It is followed by a command; a call to some kind of action which brings the friends into closer union, i.e. holding hands, walking and talking, wheeling and turning in dance. In the refrain, the folk creator draws on a powerful but enigmatic metaphor of a turkey vulture (jankro) perched in a tree picking at the blossoms. Given that vultures eat carrion, a vulture picking at blossoms is an unexpected occurrence, says folklorist Louise Bennett-Coverley; however, it also means we are still alive, the vulture will have no feast today, so let's celebrate (mek we wheel and tun).
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Language, 2007
Introduction 1. Eric partridge's Dictionary of Slang and Unconventional English 2. Dictionari... more Introduction 1. Eric partridge's Dictionary of Slang and Unconventional English 2. Dictionaries of Military Slang 3. Dictionaries of British Slang 4. Legacies of Empire and Declarations of Independence: Dictionaries of the Slang of Newer Nations 5. Dictionaries of American Slang 6. Glossaries of School and College Slang 7. Dictionaries of Race and Music 8. Dictionaries of Youth 9. Glossaries of Sexuality 10. Dictionaries of Drugs Slang 11. Dictionaries of Crime and Incarceration 12. Dictionaries of new Technologies: Citizens' Band Radio and Computers 13. Conclusion Bibliography Subject Index Word Index
Language & Communication, 2016
This paper presents Jamaica as a case study of the intersections between language practice, langu... more This paper presents Jamaica as a case study of the intersections between language practice, language ideologies, and music, using a historically grounded descriptive approach spanning a period of more than three and a half centuries. It describes secular and religious Jamaican music(s) and ideologies connected to them through different periods of the country's history characterised by different social and socio-political configurations (e.g., slavery, colonial rule, Independence). These systems and the emergent socialities to which they gave rise influenced the creation of new musical genres and determined to varying extents how linguistic codes were distributed by genre, and in the lyrics themselves. Keywords Jamaica; Historical description; Genre; Creole
Language in Society, 2016
Caribbean Quarterly, Jun 1, 2005
Whereas religious expressions in Jamaica have generally been studied in the context of ideology a... more Whereas religious expressions in Jamaica have generally been studied in the context of ideology and philosophy, scholars often ignore the central role that language plays in religion. In so doing we have missed the insights to be gained from exploring the attitude of worshippers to the various linguistic codes they have at their disposal, and what they intend to signal by their choice of one code over the other. The paper, through analyses of newspaper articles, historical accounts, works of fiction, etc., deconstructs the national ...
Journal of Pidgin and Creole Languages, 2015
Varieties of English Around the World, 2005
Typological Studies in Language, 2007
Language, 2005
Page 1. A History of the Spanish Language (review) Farquharson, Joseph T. Language, Volume 81, Nu... more Page 1. A History of the Spanish Language (review) Farquharson, Joseph T. Language, Volume 81, Number 1, March 2005, pp. 285-286 (Review) Published by Linguistic Society of America DOI: 10.1353/lan.2005.0016 For additional information about this article ...
Linguistics, 2000
... Note * Correspondence address: Faculty of Education and Liberal Studies , University of Tech-... more ... Note * Correspondence address: Faculty of Education and Liberal Studies , University of Tech-nology, Jamaica, 237 Old Hope Road, Kingston 6 Jamaica. E-mail: joseph.farquharson@ utech.edu.jm. Two valuable contributions to creolistics 1389 Page 6. References ...
Language, 2005
Page 1. Lexico bilingue: Aparai-portugues/portugues-aparai (review) Farquharson, Joseph T. Langua... more Page 1. Lexico bilingue: Aparai-portugues/portugues-aparai (review) Farquharson, Joseph T. Language, Volume 81, Number 2, June 2005, p. 514 (Review) Published by Linguistic Society of America DOI: 10.1353/lan.2005.0059 For additional information about this article ...
A Thesis Submitted in Fulfilment of the Requirement for the Degree of Doctor of Philosophy in Lin... more A Thesis Submitted in Fulfilment of the Requirement for the Degree of Doctor of Philosophy in Linguistics ... Department of Language, Linguistics and Philosophy Faculty of Humanities and Education Mona campus ... The African Lexis in Jamaican: Its Linguistic and Sociohistorical Significance ... This thesis presents a fresh and comprehensive treatment of the putative lexical Africanisms in Jamaican with a view to assessing the volume and nature of this aspect of the grammar of Jamaican. ... The work draws on a set of best practices in the field of ...
Speech presented at the monthly meeting of the Kiwanis Club of Friends Across Borders, 18 January... more Speech presented at the monthly meeting of the Kiwanis Club of Friends Across Borders, 18 January 2022.
Mi glad se di Kiwanis Club of Young Professionals disaid fi du dis an se unu disaid fi du dis ina... more Mi glad se di Kiwanis Club of Young Professionals disaid fi du dis an se unu disaid fi du dis ina da wiik ya. Da wiik ya speshal. Mi no nuo ef unu did nuo bot di worl a selibriet Fraide di 20 fos a Febiweri az Intanashinal Mada Langwij Die. UNESCO gi nuotis bout di die ina 1999 an di wol worl