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GCSE English Literature · key term
A language spoken in Jamaica, with its own grammatical patterns and vocabulary. Bennett uses it as a literary language and a means of expressing Jamaican cultural identity.
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Paper 2
Revise: Colonization in ReverseBennett, who lived from 1919 to 2006, was a Jamaican poet and performer who championed Jamaican Creole as an artistic language. She trained at the Royal Academy of Dramatic Art in London from 1945 and worked in British radio and theatre during the 1940s and 1950s. Her collection Jamaica Labrish appeared in 1966.
Parts (a) and (b): preserve Jamaican Creole spelling when quoting. Analyse its expressive and cultural significance rather than describing it as incorrect English.
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