Article outline

• 6.1Accent variability among Jamaican newscasters
  • 6.1.1Variable Set A – newscasts: Consonants
  • 6.1.2Variable Set B – newscasts: Diphthongs
  • 6.1.3Variable Set C – newscasts: Monophthongs
  • 6.1.4Additional accent features – newscasts
• 6.2Linguistic variation along segments of Jamaican newscasts
  • 6.2.1Jingles
  • 6.2.2Greeting and sign-off sequences
  • 6.2.3Newsreading
  • 6.2.4Interviews
  • 6.2.5Reports
  • 6.2.6Imported news segments
• 6.3Summary: Language use in Jamaican newscasts
• Notes