Say it in Crucian! A Complete Guide to Today's Crucian for Speakers of Standard English
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Say it in Crucian! A Complete Guide to Today's Crucian for Speakers of Standard English is a guide to the English-based creole of St. Croix, U.S. Virgin Islands, as used by today's young people. The book features everyday phrases, a basic linguistics (i.e. how to form questions, use of subjective and objective pronouns, etc.), original stories and conversations, retold fairytales, a brief linguistic history of St. Croix, and a Crucian/Standard English dictionary. Novices will appreciate the handy (if tongue-in-cheek) Standard English translations throughout. This book is a result of several years of collaborative research between the author and her research-writing classes at the University of the Virgin Islands St. Croix campus. This book will make you kill self with laugh.
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