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english or English? Attitudes, Local Varieties and English Language Teaching
This article discusses the issues surrounding the phenomenon of local varieties of English, those developments which take place where forms of the ex-colonial language have evolved and developed in their own right independently of their metropolitan sources.

Electronic Text Center: Liberian Letters
A collection of letters written by African-American settlers in 19th century Liberia.

Language Lessons for Visitors - Anguilla Local News Index
Six brief "lessons" in the form of word definitions.

Ghanaian Pidgin English
A demonstration version of a CD-ROM. A grammar introduction and samples of Ghanaian Pidgin are included in the demonstration.

Montserrat Creole - an Irish brogue?
An analysis of the alleged Irish influence on Montserrat Creole.

The Corpus of Written British Creole: A User's Guide
A description of written Caribbean English creoles.

Trini Talk: A Dialect Poem by Miguel Browne
A poem in Trinidadian English.

Leeward Caribbean Creole English: A Language of Antigua and Barbuda
Summary of the linguistic situation of Leeward Caribbean Creole English.

Guyanese Proverbs
Many proverbs in Guyanese Creole and English.

Is "Pidgin English" Just a Makeshift? A Sophisticated Bridge Between Languages
A discussion of pidgin English.