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1
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London Jamaican

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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

2
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Sebba

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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.

3
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London Jamaican features:

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