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		Shane Burgin-Quashie (St. Vincent and the Grenadines)
2017—2018		Martha Marrast (Grenada)
2016—2017		Jennell S Adams (St. Vincent and the Grenadines)
2015—2016		Mikilah A Forde (Barbados)
2014—2015		No recipient
2013—2014		Tamisha Auguste (Barbados)
2012—2013		Sasha Sanford (Barbados)
2011—2012		Kenesha Richardson (St. Vincent & the Grenadines)
2010—2011		Darren Moore-Sampson (Trinidad & Tobago)
2009—2010		No recipient
2008—2009		Latasha Belgrave (Barbados)
2007—2008		Sherese Carnie George (Antigua & Barbuda)
2006—2007		Kathy Depradine (St Lucia)
2005—2006		Karen Burgin (St Vincent & the Grenadines)
2004—2005		Glynnis Brathwaite
2003—2004		Marcia John (St Vincent & the Grenadines)
2002—2003		Oswala Rodney (St Lucia)

UWI, MONA, JAMAICA
2015—2016		Sashann Dixon
2014—2015		Elizabeth Levy
2013—2014
2012—2013		Narda Crystal-Gail Rattray (Jamaica)
2011—2012
2010—2011		Tina Samantha Whyte (Jamaica)
2009—2010		No recipient
2008—2009		Gavin Heuon Samms (Jamaica)
2007—2008		Chevaun Onell Bowen (Jamaica)
2006—2007		Ruthan Alecia Maitland (Jamaica)
2005—2006		Ruby-Rose Demetrius (Jamaica)
2004—2005		Tasheney Francis (Jamaica)
2003—2004		Daidrah Smith (Jamaica)
2002—2003		Nicole Scott (Jamaica)
2001—2002		Joseph Farquharson (Jamaica)
2000—2001		Joy Howard (Jamaica)
1999—2000		Michelle Thompson (Jamaica)
1998—1999		Juliana Duncan (Jamaica)
UWI, ST AUGUSTINE, TRINIDAD & TOBAGO
2016—2017		Laurisa Lugo
2015—2016		Felicia Bisnath
2014—2015		Lily Kwok
2013—2014
2012—2013		Jesse S. Dylal (Trinidad and Tobago)
2011—2012		Jill Paterson (Grenada)
2010—2011		Sunity-Carmel Maharaj-Best (Trinidad and Tobago)
2009—2010		Alicia Lamb (Trinidad and Tobago)
2008—2009		No recipient
2007—2008		Istrophle Ali Aziz (Trinidad and Tobago)
2006—2007		Earl Cruickshank (St Vincent & the Grenadines)
2005—2006		Joy Charles (St Vincent & the Grenadines)
2004—2005		Desiree Huggins (St Vincent & the Grenadines)
2003—2004		Barbara Constance (Trinidad and Tobago)
2002—2003		Camile Bailey (Trinidad and Tobago)
2001—2002		Sarah Stanislas (St Lucia)
2000—2001		Deborah Emmanuel (St Lucia)
1999—2000		Alana Harewood (Trinidad and Tobago)
1998—1999		Shelley Marshall (Trinidad and Tobago)
UNIVERSITY OF GUYANA
2007—2008		Oslyn Campbell (Guyana)

 

CONGRATULATIONS TO ALL WINNERS!

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