Sounds of Advocacy, Language and Liberation

Honouring the remarkable career of Professor Hubert Devonish, a leading scholar in linguistics, language education, and cultural studies, Sounds of Advocacy, Language and Liberation provides a representative spread of linguistics addressing critical areas of academic and social responsibility through the exploration and analysis of theoretical and sociocultural concerns.
Through his tireless research Devonish illuminated the complexities of Caribbean Creole languages and championed their rightful place in academia and society.
This festschrift reveals the impact of Devonish's work on linguistic theory, spanning fascinating topics like implosives in Jamaican Creole and the mathematical constraints on allowable sentences in Guyanese Creole. The papers contain insightful analyses of the relationship between language, education, and culture, including Devonish's groundbreaking work on Creole language literacy and the importance of promoting multilingualism. Provocative discussions on the intersection of politics, law, and language, shed light on Devonish's unwavering commitment to social justice and the empowerment of marginalised communities.
More than just a collection of academic contributions, Sounds of Advocacy serves as a tribute to Professor Devonish's dedication to intellectual inquiry, social justice, and the advancement of Caribbean languages and cultures.

Clive Forrester, PhD, is a faculty member in the Department of English Language and Literature at the University of Waterloo where he teaches courses on academic writing, technical writing, linguistics, and Caribbean language and culture. He is currently the president of the Society for Caribbean Linguistics.
Nickesha Dawkins is a lecturer at the University of the West Indies. Her research focuses on Phonetics and Phonology, and Language and Gender. She recently translated the Universal Declaration of Human Rights into Jamaican Creole for the United Nations. She earned her PhD from the UWI (Mona) in 2016.