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Covers ‘It’s broken English’: Jamaica’s ministers joust over language ban in parliamentDiscussed on languagelog.ldc.upenn.edu

‘It’s broken English’: MP’s attempt to speak Jamaican in parliament sparks language rowParliamentary rule that only English is allowed has reignited debate about language, legitimacy and postcolonial identityNatricia Duncan and Anthony Lugg in Kingston, The Guardian (5/21/26) In this explosive exchange, you can hear the dramatic shift from "Patwa" (patois) to standard English in a […]

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