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ERIC Number: EJ285984
Record Type: Journal
Publication Date: 1983
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Language in Political Context: The Case of West Indians in Britain.
Fisher, George
Oxford Review of Education, v9 n2 p123-31 1983
Jamaican dialect among Blacks in Britain seems to help unify working-class Black youth, thus making it a political, as well as a cultural resource, in the development of Black identity. However, this language form also contributes to differences between some first- and second-generation Afro-Caribbean Blacks in Britain. (IS)
Descriptors: Acculturation, Black Dialects, Black Education, Black Employment, Black Students, Black Youth, Comparative Education, Cultural Differences, Elementary Secondary Education, Foreign Countries, Immigrants, Racial Discrimination, Racial Identification, Racial Relations, Sociolinguistics
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Language: English
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Identifiers - Location: United Kingdom (Great Britain)
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