Background
Lalla, Barbara Ann was born on November 1, 1949 in Kingston, Jamaica. Daughter of William Carrington and Elsie Lavinia (McCaw) Ellwood.
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Language in Exile: Three Hundred Years of Jamaican Creole
(This text sets out to recapture the Creole speech of earl...)
This text sets out to recapture the Creole speech of early Jamaican society by analyzing rare 18th-century documents in their socio-historical contexts. This book is a companion volume to "Voices in Exile".
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Barbara Ann Lalla
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Barbara Ann Lalla, Jamaican University educator. Alcan Jamaica scholar, 1972. Member of committee national chapter Caribbean Language Institute for Removal of Language Barriers, Trinidad and Tobago, since 1988. Member Modern Language Association, Society for Caribbean Linguistics, Association for Commonwealth Literature and Language Studies, Language Origins Society.
Education
Bachelor with honors, University of the West Indies, 1972; Doctor of Philosophy, University of the West Indies, 1975.
Career
Lecturer, University of West Indies, since 1976.
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Works
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Language in Exile: Three Hundred Years of Jamaican Creole
(This text sets out to recapture the Creole speech of earl...)
- Language in Exile: Three Hundred Years of Jamaican Creole (Caribbean Archaeology and Ethnohistory) by Barbara Lalla (2009-07-30)
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Language in Exile: Three Hundred Years of Jamaican Creole
Membership
Member of committee national chapter Caribbean Language Institute for Removal of Language Barriers, Trinidad and Tobago, since 1988. Member Modern Language Association, Society for Caribbean Linguistics, Association for Commonwealth Literature and Language Studies, Language Origins Society.
Connections
Married Wilson Lalla, August 10, 1974. Children: Ralph Lawrence, Allan Ray.
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Jamaican
Education
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1972
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1975