Mi name Sarahlee, and mi is a bawn Jamaican gyal!
PURPOSE OF THIS TOPIC
This project’s aim is to debunk the dated Eurocentric notions that dismiss the significance of the Jamaican language and validate the legitimacy of the language. It was brought to my attention that the Jamaican people are not fully informed about the language aspect of our culture. Jamaican is not a language that is inferior to any other language, nor should be treated as such. With our ancestors being stripped of their naked tongue and being able to conjure the beautiful rhythmic speech that rushes off our tongue The Jamaica language should be celebrated and respected for all that it has managed to do.
THE JAMAICAN
Well, Jamaican, popularly known as Patwa a di bread and butta fi Jamaica. It a one language by itself jus by how it did develop. Our ancestors being stripped of their mother tongue and being able to make a language to communicate in such a short space of time is nothing short a “irie”.
Watch discussion about THE JAMAICAN LANGUAGE below! (Part 1)
QUESTIONS ANSWERED!!!
Click video to listen to interview with Dr. Farquharson- Reasons why “The Jamaican Language” Should be standardized.
The Jamaican Language Being Iconic
Most Jamaicans speak a dialect that was developed in Jamaica and has formed a strong culture that the people of Jamaica have grown to become very proud of. This dialect has been one of the strongest unifying forces for the Jamaican people, and one of the most recognizable characteristics used to identify Jamaicans in pop culture, other than dreadlocks of course. When former US President Barack Obama came to Jamaica, he started his speech by greeting the crowd in popular Jamaican lingo, “Wah gwaan!”
Below are my class assignments and activities that corresponds with my final project topic. Click images to access each post!
SPEAK PROPER– Creative writing piece
PERFECT SCHOLAR- Creative writing piece
LISTEN TO THE AUDIO RECORDING BELOW ON STUDENTS VIEWS ON PATWA BECOMING AN OFFICIAL LANGUAGE
Sylvia Wynter's Dream 