Watson, G. Llewellyn.

Jamaican sayings : with notes on folklore, aesthetics, and social control / G. Llewellyn Watson. - Tallahassee : Florida A & M University Press, �1991. - 1 online resource (xvi, 292 pages)

Includes bibliographical references (pages 283-287) and index.

Part 1 Animals -- Part 2 People -- Part 3 Vegetation -- Part 4 Miscellaneous Sayings And Short Phrases -- Appendix Unexplained Sayings


English.

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Proverbs, Creole--History and criticism.--Jamaica
Proverbs, African--History and criticism.
Creole dialects--History.--Jamaica
Blacks--Race identity--Jamaica.
Blacks--Cultural assimilation--Jamaica.
Proverbes cr�eoles--Histoire et critique.--Jama�ique
Proverbes africains--Histoire et critique.
Langues cr�eoles--Histoire.--Jama�ique
Noirs--Identit�e ethnique.--Jama�ique
Noirs--Acculturation.--Jama�ique
SOCIAL SCIENCE--Folklore & Mythology.
Blacks--Cultural assimilation.
Blacks--Race identity.
Creole dialects.
Proverbs, African.
Proverbs, Creole.
Literature - General.
Languages & Literatures.


Jamaica.


Electronic books.
Electronic books.
Criticism, interpretation, etc.
History.
Electronic books.

PN6519.C8 / W38 1991eb

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