London Jamaican English
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London Jamaican English is a variety of English spoken in London that is heavily influenced by Jamaican Creole and Caribbean speech patterns, particularly within the city’s Jamaican diaspora communities.
Observed surface forms (1)
| Surface form | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Jamaican English | 1 |
Statements (48)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
contact variety
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ethnolect ⓘ urban dialect ⓘ variety of English ⓘ |
| associatedWith |
Black British communities in London
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multicultural youth speech in London ⓘ |
| developedFrom | contact between Jamaican Creole and London English ⓘ |
| developedIn | late 20th century ⓘ |
| distinctFrom |
Jamaican Creole as spoken in Jamaica
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Standard British English ⓘ |
| hasAlternativeName |
London Jamaican
NERFINISHED
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London Jamaican Creole-influenced English NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasCodeSwitchingWith |
Jamaican Creole
NERFINISHED
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Standard English ⓘ |
| hasDomain |
everyday conversation
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online communication among London youth ⓘ |
| hasFeature |
lexical items from Jamaican Creole
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phonological features from Jamaican Creole ⓘ syntactic patterns influenced by Jamaican Creole ⓘ |
| hasGrammarFeature |
copula variation
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non-standard verb agreement patterns ⓘ |
| hasInfluenceOn | wider London youth slang ⓘ |
| hasLexicalItem |
slang items of Caribbean origin
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terms of address from Jamaican Creole ⓘ |
| hasPerception | sometimes stereotyped in British media ⓘ |
| hasPhonologyFeature |
prosodic patterns influenced by Jamaican Creole
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vowel qualities influenced by Jamaican Creole ⓘ |
| hasRegister | colloquial ⓘ |
| hasSociolinguisticFeature | style-shifting depending on audience ⓘ |
| hasSociolinguisticFunction |
marker of ethnic identity
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marker of urban youth identity ⓘ |
| influencedBy |
Caribbean English
NERFINISHED
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Caribbean speech patterns ⓘ Jamaican Creole NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| languageFamily | English NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| overlapsWith | Multicultural London English NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| sharesVocabularyWith | Jamaican Patois NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| spokenBy |
second-generation Caribbean migrants in London
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third-generation Caribbean migrants in London ⓘ |
| spokenIn | London NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| usedBy |
Caribbean diaspora communities in London
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Jamaican diaspora communities in London ⓘ speakers across multiple ethnic backgrounds in some London areas ⓘ |
| usedIn |
British urban music scenes
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UK rap lyrics ⓘ grime lyrics ⓘ informal contexts ⓘ peer-group interaction among youth ⓘ |
Referenced by (2)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
Multicultural London English (as an influence and predecessor)
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developedFrom
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London Jamaican English
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subject surface form:
Multicultural London English
this entity surface form:
Jamaican English