Dynamics of Contact-Induced Language Change

by Claudine Chamoreau (Editor), Isabelle Léglise (Editor)

Overview

The volume deals with previously undescribed morphosyntactic changes appearing in contact settings. Contact-induced changes are dynamic and multiple, involving internal change as well as historical and sociolinguistic factors. Through a multifaceted methodology, the volume takes a fine-grained approach with its roots in a typological perspective. The chapters investigate topics such as the role of multilingual speakers, the differences between contact-induced change and change in endangered languages, and the relationship between contact-induced change and internal change.

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9783110271331
Publisher:	De Gruyter
Publication date:	04/16/2012
Series:	Language Contact and Bilingualism [LCB] , #2
Pages:	401
Product dimensions:	6.10(w) x 9.06(h) x (d)
Age Range:	18 Years

About the Author

Claudine Chamoreau and Isabelle Léglise, CNRS SEDYL-CELIA, Villejuif, France.

Editorial Reviews

"Meagre and inconclusive data are a persistent problem in contact linguistics,
which combined with the subtlety of many aspects of contact such as code
copying means that perhaps little can actually be proven to the extent of
being watertight. However, through work which teases apart the complexities of contact in particular situations, while relating these details to general
problems, we gradually move forward at least towards a fuller understanding of the forces which can play a role in these processes. This book is a valuable
contribution in that direction."
Thomas Owen-Smith in: Linguist List 24.500

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