Caribbean Indian folktales.A new book, "Caribbean Indian Folktales", is reportedly the first and largest collection of its kind to be written in the original English dialect of the storytellers. Each tale is also accompanied by a Standard English Stan·dard English n. The variety of English that is generally acknowledged as the model for the speech and writing of educated speakers. Usage Note: People who invoke the term Standard English translation which seeks to retain the spirit and rhythm of the original narration. The book consists of a collection of 25 stories which have been passed down from generation to generation by word of mouth from India to the Caribbean for over a century and a half. The tales were tape-recorded from tradition-bearers in Trinidad, Guyana, Jamaica, St Lucia and Grenada since 1980. Details: Caribbean Indian Folktales. Collected by Kumar Mahabir, Ph.D. Illustrations by Angali Dabideen & Preddie Partap. English text. San Juan, Trinidad and Tobago Trinidad and Tobago (trĭn`ĭdăd, təbā`gō), officially Republic of Trinidad and Tobago, republic (2005 est. pop. 1,088,000), 1,980 sq mi (5,129 sq km), West Indies. The capital is Port of Spain. : Chakra chakra: see yoga. chakra In Hinduism and Tantra, any of 88,000 focal points in the human body where psychic forces and bodily functions can merge and interact. Publishing House. 2005. xviii + 164 pp. TT $80. (US $18). Paperback. (Price includes handling and postage) 14 x 22 cm. ISBN ISBN abbr. International Standard Book Number ISBN International Standard Book Number ISBN n abbr (= International Standard Book Number) → ISBN m 976-95049-2-0. Email: mahab@tstt.net.tt (Dr Kumar Mahabir) |
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