Language in Exile: Three Hundred Years of Jamaican Creole by Barbara; D'Costa, Jean Lalla ISBN 13: 9780817304478

Tuscaloosa, AL: Univ. Of Alabama Press. Hardcover. 1990. 1st Edition. 8vo 253pp . Very Good+ in Very Good+ DJ. B&W Illustrations. Neat small ink last name on front endpaper. Red spine lettering faded .

Volume, measuring approximately 6.5" x 9.5", is bound in light gray cloth, with orange lettering to spine. Book and dust jacket are in fine condition. xvii/253 pages.This work "sets out to recapture the creole speech of early Jamaican society by analyzing rare 18th- and 19th-century documents in their sociohistorical contexts and calls for a reconsideration of some entrenched approaches to creole linguistics."

Tuscaloosa, AL & London, UK: University of Alabama Press, 1990 Book. Near Fine. Hardcover. First Edition. Octavo. xviii + 254 pp, list of illustrations - 3 Plates, 10 charts, 11 maps17 tables, preface, abbreviation; Part One: Early Jamaican Creole (Introduction & 6 chapters), Pat II: Data and Commentar (10 chapters / 24 Texts), notes, Glossary, bibliography, index. Binding tight, pages clean and unmarked, gray cloth & spine lettering Near Fine, cover cloth crisp. illustrated gray & white DJ in mylar protector. 6.3" x 9.3" gray cloth boards with red spine lettering..

Chicago, Illinois, U.S.A.: Univ of Alabama Pr, 1990 Book. Fine. Hardcover. First Edition. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. first edition book is tight with no markings, minor rubbing to dj with some curling/creasing along the edge.

Univ of Alabama Pr, 1990. Hardcover. New/New. 8vo - over 7¾ - 9¾" tall. In original shrinkwrap.

Univ of Alabama Press, 1990. hbk 253pp excellent in dj in protective sleeve as new

Univ of Alabama Pr (Tx), 1990-11. Hardcover. Good.

Univ of Alabama Pr (Tx), 1990-11-01. Text is Free of Markings. Hardcover. Used:Good.

Univ of Alabama Pr, 1990-11-01. Hardcover. New. New.