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Caribbean English is an exceptionally rich dialect, evocative and vivid. Take "bagabu," for instance, a fine word American and British English lack, referring to dried nose mucus. "Day-clean" is a lovely word for dawn. To be in "goat-heaven" is to be in a state of bliss, but to have "goat-mouth" is a nasty business, similar to giving the evil eye. A "pissintail" is a disrespectful young thing, while "piss-a-bed" merely refers to wild coffee. A solid, scholarly work that fills an important reference niche, Allsopp's dictionary covers more than 20,000 words and phrases from Guyana to the Bahamas and Belize. Even if you've no Caribbean ties, are conducting no Caribbean research, and planning no Caribbean vacation, the dictionary is worth the price solely for its grand browsing pleasure. --Stephanie Gold
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"a splendid book."-Frederic G. Cassidy; This is a work by a man who relishes language for its own sake and who uses it with gusto."-Ian Hancock, The University of Texas at Austin"
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- Interrogating Caribbean Masculinities: Theoretical and Empirical Analyses by Rhoda E. Reddock on 4 pages
- Culture @ the Cutting Edge: Tracking Caribbean Popular Music by Curwen Best in Back Matter (1), Back Matter (2), and Back Matter (3)
- Derek Walcott (Cambridge Studies in African and Caribbean Literature) by Edward Baugh in Back Matter (1), Back Matter (2), and Back Matter (3)
- Nation Dance: Religion, Identity and Cultural Difference in the Caribbean by Patrick Taylor on page 12, and Back Matter
- Introduction to the Pan-Caribbean (Arnold Publication) by Tracey Skelton on page 37, and page 159
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