"The work is dedicated to the distinguished Caribbean linguist Pauline Christie and celebrates her contribution to the study of linguistics in the Caribbean"--P. [4] of cover.

Includes bibliographical references.

The contribution of Pauline Christie to the study of linguistics in the Caribbean Robert Le Page -- "Memory of Mona" Frederic G. Cassidy -- Challenging the definition of Creole Ian Robertson -- Tense and aspect in Belize Creole Donald Winford -- Phonological signatures of Tobagonian speech in Trinidad and Tobago Winford James -- On the status of diphthongs in Jamaican : Mr. Vegas pronounces Hubert Devonish -- The use of the vernacular in West Indian education Dennis Craig -- Vernacular instruction and bi-literacy development : French-Creole speakers Hazel Simmons-McDonald -- Issues of face-saving in the pre-school classroom Valerie Youssef -- Creole representation in literary discourse : issues of linguistic and discourse analysis Barbara Lalla -- Is the pain in your belly-bottom? : extending the boundaries of Jamaican Creole to non-native users Kathryn Shields-Brodber -- Asou down-there : code-mixing in a bilingual community Martha Isaac -- Globalization and the language of Rastafari Velma Pollard.