The Guardian Australia
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‘It’s broken English’: MP’s attempt to speak Jamaican in parliament sparks language
‘It’s broken English’: MP’s attempt to speak Jamaican in parliament sparks language row Parliamentary rule that only English is allowed has reignited debate about language, legitimacy and postcolonial identity When the Jamaican MP Nekeisha Burchell stood up to give her maiden speech, she was keenly aware of how much her country’s parliament mirrored the Westminster version thousands of miles.
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