Patois

Africa. Second largest group in Jamaica are Asian, and lastly white Europeans. The national language spoke in Jamaica is English. However Jamaicans also speak a broken English called Patois. Patois is actually English-Creole language. This language is now known all over the world because of the influence it has in music. Patois has been used to create a Jamaican genre of music called Reggae. One of the most famous Reggae musician’s known worldwide is Bob Marley. Although he is now deceased he was and still

Firstly, the film made use of patois from the start to the end. Thelwell became concerned with the language as he wanted to retain the “Jamaican-ness” that played a massive role in Henzell’s film. Consequently, he did a mixture of patois and English throughout the novel. Both the Henzell and Thelwell increased the level of patois used in the film and novel as they progressed. This gave the reader and the audience time to assimilate

Is it accurate that Caribbean immigrants lose more than they gain when becoming Americanized? Americanization is simply the process of assimilation. Milton Gordon in his book, Assimilation in American Life: The Role of Race, Religion, and National Origin, views the assimilation process and its sub processes as: a matter of degree, but complete assimilation would cover seven variables: change of cultural patterns to those of the host society; large-scale entrance into cliques, clubs, and institutions

After reading the case study, I believe groups Mrs. Osaki might identify with would include senior citizen, mother, grandmother, women, caregiver, Japanese America, immigrants, Asian Americans, widow and groups who share the same cultural and personal beliefs. Mrs. Osaki’s national origin, language, gender, social class, culture, size and location of the community interact with each other. Mrs. Osaki’s national origin interacts with her language. She spoke Japanese because she lived in Japan. This

Jamaica 's original inhabitants were the Arawak Indians, who called the island Xaymaca, meaning either “land of wood and water” or “land of springs.” Columbus landed on the island in 1494. The Arawaks were decimated within a few decades by European diseases and the harsh life settlers imposed on them. The Spanish occupied the island until 1655, when it was captured and colonized by the English. By the late 17th century, the English had established sugarcane plantations and were importing large numbers

left. Jamaica has a very mixture culture with a diverse ethnicity. The island of Jamaica was colonized by the Taino tribes prior to the arrival of Columbus. They gained their independence from the United Kingdom. They speak two languages as well; Patois

Jamaica is located in the Caribbean Islands, it covers 10,831 square kilometers of land and 160 square kilometers of water. Jamaica’s absolute location is 18.1096° N, 77.2975° W. Jamaica is a short distance south of Cuba and an even shorter distance west of Haiti. It's about 1000 kilometers (600 Miles) east of the shore of Mexico. Jamaica is the 3rd largest island in the Caribbean Sea. The capital of Jamaica is Kingston and has a population of 2.715 million. Jamaica’s traditional foods are curry

The history of Caribbean music is correlated to the history of the Caribbean itself. That islands were invaded by outsiders whom inflicted violence, slavery, and genocide upon those that originally inhabited the islands. Its surprising that Caribbean music is aimable despite this formative background. Based on Christopher Columbus's voyage, Spain claimed the entire region as its own. This displeased natives and Spain's European neighbors which provoked a war that erupted across the islands of the

may be offensive to some racial groups. The Transcultural Model and Jamaican Children and Families Communication The Jamaican language is predominantly American-English; however another language that could be spoken is Patois/Jamaican Creole which is English-based. The Patois language can be very loud when

They too dressed a certain way (tank tops, cut up shorts, sandals, sleeveless dresses), conducted themselves a certain way ( speaking loudly, partying a lot, eating dinner out of coconut shells), and had their own type of lingo, (Jamaican patois). So having to go back and forth between the two as a child was tough. One thing may have been acceptable with one culture but not the other. So I had to work really hard to find the similarities, and discover a balance between the