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Pidgins and Creoles

By: Professor Loreto Todd,Loreto Todd

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The focus of this study is upon those pidgins and creoles which are English based and which have arisen since the fifteenth century. The book examines the widespread nature of the pidgin/creole phenomenon and evaluates the current definitions of the terms and the theories which have been advanced to account for their existence. The author considers the potential of pidgins and creoles as literary media and as vehicles for education. She looks at the sociological and psychological implications of using pidgins and creoles in the classroom and examines the position of American `Black English' and `London Jamaican' in the pidgin/creole continuum.

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Routledge

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1134939299

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9781134939299

Some Day Been Dey (RLE Folklore)

West African Pidgin Folktales

By: Loreto Todd

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Some Day Been Dey (RLE Folklore)

West African Pidgin Folktales

By: Loreto Todd

Once upon a time' is the English translation of the title of this collection of twenty-eight Pidgin tales from Cameroon in West Africa, first published in 1979. These are richly illustrative of the various folklore genres of the region and are presented in a modified standard orthography, with an English translation facing the original Pidgin text. Notes are provided on each tale with the intention of illuminating some of their unique stylistic and linguistic patterns. The tales are often witty, never protracted, and are pleasurable in their own right. They also provide linguistic and folkloristic material not available elsewhere. In a lengthy introduction, Dr Todd discusses the history of Cameroon and the development and use of Pidgin English there. A simple grammar of Pidgin English is included to aid scholars not already familiar with the language to make full use of the Pidgin texts.

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Routledge

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1317549929

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9781317549925

Variety in Contemporary English

By: W.R. O'Donnell,LORETO Todd

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Variety in Contemporary English

By: W.R. O'Donnell,LORETO Todd

First Published in 1992. This is an exploration of the complex kinds of variation which occur in and between written and spoken English. Dialect, Pidgeon and Creole English are examined and the types of lingustics employed in advertising, literature and the classroom are discussed. The book is intended as an introduction to the study of English language. It is aimed primarily at college and university students, particularly thosed who are likely to find themselves teaching a language. It may also appeal to teachers, the general reader and sixth form pupils.

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Routledge

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1134887841

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Cameroon

By: Loreto Todd

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Cameroon

By: Loreto Todd

This volume on the Cameroonian English contains two main sections. The first section is devoted to the history of language contact in Cameroon (contact with Islam and contact with Europeans); the development of English in Cameroon; the teaching of English in Cameroon in various stages of its history; and on idiosyncratic aspects of this variety of English. The second section is the text part of the volume consisting of sixteen printed texts (mostly modern but also five extracts of historical significance), eleven written texts (essays on pedagogical subjects, personal letters, a folk history, an academic paper, and literary extracts) and 13 oral texts (interviews, radio). These texts have been selected because of their linguistic interest and because of the information they provide on Cameroonian life and culture.

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John Benjamins Publishing

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1588116727

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Variety in Contemporary English

By: William Robert O'Donnell,Loreto Todd

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Variety in Contemporary English

By: William Robert O'Donnell,Loreto Todd

This newly up-dated second edition provides a concise and comprehensive exploration of the complex variations to which a language is subject. The English language has spread a lot over the last few centuries and this takes

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Psychology Press

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0415084377

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9780415084376

Cameroon

By: Loreto Todd

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Cameroon

By: Loreto Todd

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John Benjamins Publishing

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3872762613

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9783872762610

The Social Safety Net

Canada in Decline Book One

By: Nora Loreto

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The Social Safety Net

Canada in Decline Book One

By: Nora Loreto

Canada’s social safety net is fraying. Why does it feel like everything is collapsing? Canada is at a crossroads. Social services and politics have been transformed to serve market economies, while Canadians struggle to pay rent, buy food, and find a stable job that pays well enough to cover daily costs. Everywhere we look, things are falling apart, but there’s still time to reverse the decline. The Social Safety Net, the first book in the Canada in Decline series, tracks the forty-year attack on Canada’s welfare state. As neoliberalism has matured, Canadians have seen the impact of these attacks: unreliable healthcare, crises in education and social services, and a society that feels like it is losing cohesion. This series tells the story of Canada’s untenable status quo and the forces that have led us to where we are today. It outlines the choices we need to make to fix all that is crumbling around us as well as the possible paths forward.

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Dundurn

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1459753127

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Spin Doctors

How Media and Politicians Misdiagnosed the COVID-19 Pandemic

By: Nora Loreto

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Spin Doctors

How Media and Politicians Misdiagnosed the COVID-19 Pandemic

By: Nora Loreto

As Canada was in the grips of the worst pandemic in a century, Canadian media struggled to tell the story. Newsrooms, already run on threadbare budgets, struggled to make broader connections that could allow their audience to better understand what was really happening, and why. Politicians and public health officials were mostly given the benefit of the doubt that what they said was true and that they acted in good faith. This book documents each month of the first year of the pandemic and examines the issues that emerged, from racialized workers to residential care to policing. It demonstrates how politicians and uncritical media shaped the popular understanding of these issues and helped to justify the maintenance of a status quo that created the worst ravages of the crisis. Spin Doctors argues alternative ways in which Canadians should understand the big themes of the crisis and create the necessary knowledge to demand large-scale change.

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Fernwood Publishing

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1773635069

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9781773635064

Cameroon

By: Loreto Todd

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3872762613

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The Little Book of Celtic Names

By: Loreto Todd

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The Little Book of Celtic Names

By: Loreto Todd

A dictionary of over 2,000 Celtic names from Ireland, Scotland, Wales, Cornwall, the Isle of Man and Brittany. But more than that, it gives the origin and meaning of each name plus traditional stories, myths or poems for selected names. A pronunciation guide and variant names are also included. Ideal for all those interested in Celtic culture, and in particular for anyone choosing a name for their child.

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1847173292

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The Tempest, William Shakespeare

By: Loreto Todd

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The Tempest, William Shakespeare

By: Loreto Todd

intorduce students to more sophisticated analysis, a range of critical perspectives and wider contexts when studying The tempest by William Shakespeare.

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120

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Longman Publishing Group

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0582784379

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9780582784376

Celtic Names for Children

By: Loreto Todd

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Celtic Names for Children

By: Loreto Todd

Over 2,000 names for boys and girls from Celtic tradition, with origins from Ireland, Scotland, Brittany, Cornwall, Wales, and the Isle of Man, are listed in this guide. The meaning of each name is explained, as are associated myths and stories or places and saints commemorated by names.

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O'Brien Press

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0862786762

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9780862786762

A Fire in His Head

Stories of Wandering Aengus

By: Loreto Todd

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A Fire in His Head

Stories of Wandering Aengus

By: Loreto Todd

A unique fantasy adventure that takes the theme of W.B. Yeats' poem The Song of Wandering Aengus as its motif and draws into its telling a rich Celtic legacy of myth, legend and language. Aengus, the god of love, embarks on a long quest into the unknown in pursuit of the girl of his dreams. His journey turns into a surreal voyage through time and place, breaking through the boundaries between illusion and reality, and peopled by extraordinary characters and events that challenge his courage, his imagination and his notions of what is truth. The reader accompanies him on a rollercoaster ride through worlds of heroes, immortals, monsters, mind-readers and magic, and through the imaginative world of Celtic story telling, where past, present and future interweave. We re-live the epic journey of Maeldun, the discoveries of Brendan the Navigator, the doomed love of Deirdre and Naoise, Cuchulainn and the swans, and a host of other famous and lesser-known legends from Celtic myth.

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University of Wisconsin Press

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0862787572

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9780862787578

The Perfect Name for Your Baby

Beautiful Names from Around the World

By: Loreto Todd

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The Perfect Name for Your Baby

Beautiful Names from Around the World

By: Loreto Todd

A powerful and essential guide from a world authority on names. Incorporates history, meanings and significance. With 2,500 possible choices - names from around the world and from different cultures, this beautifully designed guide is an essential companion book to the author's Celtic Names for Children. Includes fascinating stories of the origins of each name, names from Shakespeare, virtues, flowers, placenames and names which are popular internationally and suggests names for twins and triplets. This comprehensive guide also lists notable namesakes throughout the ages and contains a pronunciation guide and spelling variations. Perfect for parents who would like an unusual, eloquent or meaningful name for their child

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1847170080

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Shelagh Delaney

A Taste of Honey

By: Loreto Todd

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Shelagh Delaney

A Taste of Honey

By: Loreto Todd

This is a study guide for A level and GCSE students which should also provide good background information for first year undergraduate students. The guide provides literary criticism of the text together with ideas and questions. Each guide is written to help the reader think independently about the text being studied. There is a biography of the author and literary and historical background details to the work are given. In addition there are summaries and glossaries of the text plus commentaries.

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Longman Group

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0582096448

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De Triplici Nodo, Triplex Cuneus

By: James I,Loreto Todd

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De Triplici Nodo, Triplex Cuneus

By: James I,Loreto Todd

Words AChapter is a study of the rich linguistic heritage of the people of Northern Ireland, providing an invaluable introduction to this remarkable and eloquent variety of English. The book is not simply a dictionary: it is a record of the unique interaction of three peoples, the Irish, the English and the Scots, and reflects a history of courage, humor and stoicism. This study is in four sections. The first provides a brief account of the growth and development of the English language in Northern Ireland. Section Two offers a lexicon which includes pronunciations, etymologies and illustrative sentences from live recordings made in both rural and urban areas in all six counties. Section Three is an alphabetically-arranged list of English words followed by their equivalents in the dialect. The final section includes extended samples of verse, prose and recorded speech. This book will be of value to the general reader as well as to those with a special interest in Irish Studies, in variations in English and in the spread of English throughout the world.

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University Press of Amer

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0389208167

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9780389208167

Book's by LORETO Todd

Pidgins and Creoles

Pidgins and Creoles

Some Day Been Dey (RLE Folklore)

Some Day Been Dey (RLE Folklore)

Variety in Contemporary English

Variety in Contemporary English

Cameroon

Cameroon

Variety in Contemporary English

Variety in Contemporary English

Cameroon

Cameroon

The Social Safety Net

The Social Safety Net

Spin Doctors

Spin Doctors

Cameroon

Cameroon

The Little Book of Celtic Names

The Little Book of Celtic Names

The Tempest, William Shakespeare

The Tempest, William Shakespeare

Celtic Names for Children

Celtic Names for Children

A Fire in His Head

A Fire in His Head

The Perfect Name for Your Baby

The Perfect Name for Your Baby

Shelagh Delaney

Shelagh Delaney

De Triplici Nodo, Triplex Cuneus

De Triplici Nodo, Triplex Cuneus

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