Caribbean Languages Are Not "Broken English"

Carry On Friends The Caribbean American Podcast by Kerry-Ann Reid-Brown

Jun 9, 202672:36Society & Culture

Send us Fan Mail Is Jamaican Patois really "broken English"? How did Caribbean languages develop, and why do debates about language continue to spark strong reactions throughout the region and the diaspora? In this cross...

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