
American-born John E. Reinecke (1904—1982) was a pioneer in the scientific study of contact languages such as pidgins and creoles. He was a polyglot and a language scientist par excellence. From the 1930s to the 1940s, he was a leading sociolinguist whose scholarly career was dedicated to the study of both the structure(s) and the social status of pidgin and creole languages. Reinecke's great interest was the demarginalisation of creole languages around the world, including Hawai'ian Creole English and Caribbean creole languages. Reinecke's wish was to support scholarly study of these languages, including the recognition of the future linguists of the anglophone Caribbean, UWI students.
The John Reinecke Award
This Award goes to the Best Final Year undergraduate Student majoring in Linguistics in the Faculty of Humanities & Education on each campus of The University of the West Indies, and from 2008, of the University of Guyana. It is given for the purpose of congratulating and encouraging excellence in the field of Caribbean linguistics, and is named in the honour and memory of this pioneering scholar.

Recipient of the 2017/2018 John Reinecke Prize for Linguistics at the UWI-Cave Hill Campus, Martha Marrast (Grenada), receiving her prize from Dr. Janice Jules at the Faculty Prize Giving Ceremony in October 2018.
Winners of the Award:
UWI, CAVE HILL, BARBADOS |
2018—2019 |
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Shane Burgin-Quashie (St. Vincent and the Grenadines) |
2017—2018 |
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Martha Marrast (Grenada) |
2016—2017 |
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Jennell S Adams (St. Vincent and the Grenadines) |
2015—2016 |
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Mikilah A Forde (Barbados) |
2014—2015 |
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No recipient |
2013—2014 |
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Tamisha Auguste (Barbados) |
2012—2013 |
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Sasha Sanford (Barbados) |
2011—2012 |
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Kenesha Richardson (St. Vincent & the Grenadines) |
2010—2011 |
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Darren Moore-Sampson (Trinidad & Tobago) |
2009—2010 |
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No recipient |
2008—2009 |
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Latasha Belgrave (Barbados) |
2007—2008 |
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Sherese Carnie George (Antigua & Barbuda) |
2006—2007 |
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Kathy Depradine (St Lucia) |
2005—2006 |
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Karen Burgin (St Vincent & the Grenadines) |
2004—2005 |
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Glynnis Brathwaite |
2003—2004 |
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Marcia John (St Vincent & the Grenadines) |
2002—2003 |
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Oswala Rodney (St Lucia) |
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UWI, MONA, JAMAICA |
2015—2016 |
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Sashann Dixon |
2014—2015 |
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Elizabeth Levy |
2013—2014 |
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2012—2013 |
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Narda Crystal-Gail Rattray (Jamaica) |
2011—2012 |
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2010—2011 |
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Tina Samantha Whyte (Jamaica) |
2009—2010 |
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No recipient |
2008—2009 |
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Gavin Heuon Samms (Jamaica) |
2007—2008 |
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Chevaun Onell Bowen (Jamaica) |
2006—2007 |
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Ruthan Alecia Maitland (Jamaica) |
2005—2006 |
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Ruby-Rose Demetrius (Jamaica) |
2004—2005 |
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Tasheney Francis (Jamaica) |
2003—2004 |
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Daidrah Smith (Jamaica) |
2002—2003 |
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Nicole Scott (Jamaica) |
2001—2002 |
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Joseph Farquharson (Jamaica) |
2000—2001 |
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Joy Howard (Jamaica) |
1999—2000 |
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Michelle Thompson (Jamaica) |
1998—1999 |
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Juliana Duncan (Jamaica) |
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UWI, ST AUGUSTINE, TRINIDAD & TOBAGO |
2016—2017 |
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Laurisa Lugo |
2015—2016 |
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Felicia Bisnath |
2014—2015 |
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Lily Kwok |
2013—2014 |
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2012—2013 |
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Jesse S. Dylal (Trinidad and Tobago) |
2011—2012 |
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Jill Paterson (Grenada) |
2010—2011 |
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Sunity-Carmel Maharaj-Best (Trinidad and Tobago) |
2009—2010 |
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Alicia Lamb (Trinidad and Tobago) |
2008—2009 |
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No recipient |
2007—2008 |
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Istrophle Ali Aziz (Trinidad and Tobago) |
2006—2007 |
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Earl Cruickshank (St Vincent & the Grenadines) |
2005—2006 |
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Joy Charles (St Vincent & the Grenadines) |
2004—2005 |
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Desiree Huggins (St Vincent & the Grenadines) |
2003—2004 |
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Barbara Constance (Trinidad and Tobago) |
2002—2003 |
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Camile Bailey (Trinidad and Tobago) |
2001—2002 |
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Sarah Stanislas (St Lucia) |
2000—2001 |
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Deborah Emmanuel (St Lucia) |
1999—2000 |
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Alana Harewood (Trinidad and Tobago) |
1998—1999 |
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Shelley Marshall (Trinidad and Tobago) |
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UNIVERSITY OF GUYANA |
2007—2008 |
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Oslyn Campbell (Guyana) |
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CONGRATULATIONS TO ALL WINNERS!
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