"Cut-Eye" and "Suck-Teeth" [electronic resource] : African Words and Gestures in New World Guise / John R. Rickford and Angela E. Rickford.

An investigation questioned whether the words and gestures "cut-eye" and "suck-teeth," evident in Guyana, represent African survivals, and how widely these are recognized in the Caribbean, the United States and Africa. Caribbean data were drawn from observations, dictionaries and...

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Online Access:	Full Text (via ERIC)
Main Author:	Rickford, John R.
Other Authors:	Rickford, Angela E.
Format:	Electronic eBook
Language:	English
Published:	[S.l.] : Distributed by ERIC Clearinghouse, 1974.
Subjects:	African Culture. Black Culture. Body Language. Communication (Thought Transfer) Cultural Exchange. Cultural Influences. Nonverbal Communication. Paralinguistics.