Background
Alleyne, Mervyn C. was born on June 13, 1933 in Trinidad. Son of Coleridge F. and Carmen (Lindo) Alleyne.
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Africa: Roots of Jamaican Culture
(The author examines the language, religion, music and soc...)
The author examines the language, religion, music and social organization of the Jamaican people to reveal the strong cultural continuities with Africa and the origins of new cultural forms and political movements, such as Garveyism and Rastafarianism.
http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/0948390085/?tag=2022091-20
Roots of Jamaican Culture
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Comparative Afro-American: An Historical Comparative Study of English Based Afro-American Dialects of the New World (Linguistica Extranea)
http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/0897200322/?tag=2022091-20
Mervyn C. Alleyne
Edit ProfileEducation
Bachelor with honors, University West Indies, 1957. Doctorat, University Strasbourg, 1960.
Career
Professor sociolinguistics University West Indies, Kingston, Jamaica, since 1960. Visiting professor Yale University, State University of New York, Buffalo, Indiana University, Bloomington, University Kansas, University Puerto Rico, University Amsterdam.
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Africa: Roots of Jamaican Culture
(The author examines the language, religion, music and soc...)
- Roots of Jamaican Culture
- Comparative Afro-American: An Historical Comparative Study of English Based Afro-American Dialects of the New World (Linguistica Extranea)
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Africa: Roots of Jamaican Culture
Membership
Member Comite International d'Etudes Creoles (president), Society Caribbean Linguistics.
Connections
Married Beverley Hall, December 26, 1984. Children: Trevor, Malou, Taji, Micha, Malene.
