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Jamaica Geograafia Jamaica Kati tsirk ja Janika Kübard Flag Coat of arms Location Jamaica is a country in the Caribbean Sea. Is the largest island of the Commonwealth Caribbean and the third largest of the Greater Antilles, after Cuba and Hispaniola. Jamaica lies in the hurricane belt of the Atlantic Ocean. Capital city The City of Kingston is the capital and largest city of Jamaica. Kingston is located on the southeastern coast of the island. Languages The official language of Jamaica is English. Informally Jamaican Patois is more commonly spoken by a majority of the population. Ethnic origins Jamaica's population consists mainly of people of West-African descent. East Indian 1.3%, White 0.2%, Chinese 0.2%, Lebanese 0.1%, Multiracial 7.3%. Immigration from regions such as China,
It is about 620 kilometres (385 mi) northeast of the Central American mainland, 145 kilometres (90 mi) south of Cuba, and 190 kilometres (120 mi) west of the island of Hispaniola, on which Haiti and the Dominican Republic are situated. Its indigenous Arawakan-speaking Taíno inhabitants named the island Xaymaca, meaning either the "Land of Springs," or the "Land of Wood and Water". Formerly a Spanish possession known as Santiago, it later became the British West Indies Crown colony of Jamaica. It is the third most populous anglophone country in the Americas, after the United States and Canada. I chosed Jamica because there are many things what I like in this country. Mostly I like Jamaica´s music, culture and climate. Geography Jamaica is the third largest island in the Caribbean, and the most populous English speaking island there. The island of Jamaica is home to the Blue Mountains inland and is surrounded by a narrow coastal plain
............................................ ......8 6.Sport.................................................................. ......9 7.Language........................................................... ....10 8.Conclusion......................................................... ....11 9.New words............................................................12 10.References...................................................... .....13 Introduction Jamaica is an island nation of the Greater Antilles, 234 kilometres in length and as much as 80 kilometres in width, amounting to 11, 100 km 2. It is situated in the Caribbean Sea. With 2.8 million people, it is the third most populous anglophone country in North America, after the United States and Canada. Kingston is the largest city in Jamaica and the country's capital. I am interested in this country and it is my favourite country. History
JAMAICA The english speaking country · Jamaica is an island country situated in the Caribbean Sea, consisting of the third-largest island of the Greater Antilles (*The Greater Antilles is a grouping of the larger islands in the Caribbean Sea). · The flag consists of a gold saltire, which divides the flag into four sections: two of them green (top and bottom) and two black (hoist and fly). · black representing the strength and creativity of the people which has allowed them to overcome the odds,
The elements of two or more languages coalesce. Creole is a pidgin language that has become the native language of a community. Usually it was a mix of a European and another language. 6. When did most West Indian countries gain independence? In 1804, Haiti became the first Carribean nation to gain independence. In 1844, the Dominician Republic declared its independence from Haiti. Cuba became independent in 1902. Subsequently, the British West Indies became independent, starting with Jamaica, as well as Trinidad and Tobago. 7. What are the main branches of economy in the West Indies? Sugar industry 8. Which styles of music and dance originate in the West Indies? Syncopation and percussion are direct manifestations of African heritage. Limbo was born in Trinidad in mid-C19. 9. Which religions are spread in the West Indies? Voodoo, Rastafarianism, Santerua, Christianity, Catholicism, Protestantism, small minority are
SOCIETY AND CULTURE OF ENGLISH-SPEAKING COUNTRIES Introduction 1. Nowadays, English is so widely spoken that it can hardly be considered "a one nation's" language. The main countries where English is spoken are: the U.K, the U.S, Canada, Australia, the Republic of Ireland, New Zealand, West Indies 2. There are approx. 300-400 million speakers of English in the world. English occupies the 3rd place by its number of speakers; it is right behind Mandarin and Spanish. 3. ESL (English as a Second Language) used in your own country (e.g. India) EFL (English as a Foreign Language) used in a foreign country ESP (English for Specific Purposes) used in business, airlines, hotels etc. 4. Settlement colonies people migrated into them from Britain and started their own communities, they are the present English-speaking countries (USA, Australia, Canada, New Zealand) Trading Empire (dependencies
that is the complete opposite of its original definition, and persists to this day. Caribbean In the Caribbean region, the term Creole is sometimes used to describe anyone, regardless of race or ethnicity, who was born and raised in the region. It is sometimes used to refer to persons of European, African, or mixed Afro-European descent such as mixed race people of Guadeloupe, Martinique, Dominica, Haiti, Jamaica, Barbados and Suriname, or in contradistinction to other ethnicities such as East Indians in Trinidad and Guyana, or Mestizos & Creoles (African & European Decent) in Belize. It also refers to the syncretism of the various cultures which influenced the area. This is also referred to as the creolization of society "due to its ability to suggest some of the complex sociocultural issues also involved in the process".
Indian English is pronounced as syllable-timed, unstressed syllables pronounced as stressed, including function words (of, to, etc.), no reduced vowels. Singapore English It is non-rhotic(educated variety), but lacks intrusive or linking /r/; syllable-timed; word-final consonant clusters tend to be simplified; no syllabic consonants; word-final stops tend to be glottal stops and unreleased. 15. English-based creoles: Jamaican English Jamacan English in contemporary Jamaica is the Carribean-accented standard variety used in formal and public contexts. It is rhotic; /h/ is phonemic and pronounced; /a/ may be realised as /a/ or /ɔː/; unlike Jamaican Creole it has consonants /θ/, /d/, / ʒ/. 16. The future of English: What are the predictable tendencies? Metropolitan standards; colonial standards, regional and social dialects, Pidgin Englishes and Creole Englishes; English as a second language, Immigrant Englishes, language-shift
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