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| Foreword to the Dictionary of the English Creole | |
| As a wholly indigenous entity, The National Gas Company of Trinidad and Tobago Limited has always sought ways to support and promote things that are important to the people of this country. It is true that our primary responsibility relates to our unique role in the development of our nation's natural gas resources. It is true that our mandate is to perform this role with wisdom and foresight, bearing in mind that we do what we do for the benefit of every citizen. But we are about much more than this. | We are therefore proud to sponsor the Dictionary of the English Creole of Trinidad and Tobago. This unique langauage for many of us, our mother tongue-is yet another facet of our complex and beautiful Trinbagonian personality. As globalization continues to blur the boundaries between what is native to us and what is being adopted from elsewhere, it is important that we remember where we have come from. It is even more important that our children have access to such a record, so that the people we once were, and, we hope, will continue to be, will not be lost with the fading generations. |
| Below: Lise Winer at the Book Launch of The Dictionary of the English Creole of Trinidad and Tobago | |
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| We believe that the natural gas with which our nation has been so richly blessed is not the only resource that requires our nurturing care. There is also our history, our culture, our art and our language, in which our collective sense of self is rooted. As a company we have devoted ourselves to supporting and promoting these elements, which make Trinidad and Tobago unlike any other country in the world. Through the creation of our own programmes and the support of many others, we have contributed to the development of Carnival, steelband, folk music and other forms of artistic and cultural expression. | Above: Students gather for a reading from the Dictionary of the English Creole of Trinidad and Tobago |
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This Dictionary holds up a mirror to the people of Trinidad and
Tobago, with our humourous expressions, our cutting observations,
and our turns of phrase that are as precise and accurate as any
natural gas measuring instrument. We at NGC are pleased to see
ourselves reflected in it. Frank Look Kin President (2008) |
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