Mark Sebba

Question 1

London Jamaican

Answer 1

is a particular variety that has evolved due to the language needs of immigrant communities that have settled in England, and produced second, third or further generation speakers

Question 2

Sebba

Answer 2

identified the main choices young, new generation speakers born into London’s Caribbean communities as effectively being between Caribbean creole forms; Cockney forms that he summed up as London English and standard English/RP forms.

Question 3

London Jamaican features:

Answer 3

these: ‘deze’, Health: ‘helt’
they walked: ‘dem waak’, His belly: ‘him belly’
steal: ‘T’ief’