Dynamics of Contact-Induced Language Change (Hardcover)

Claudine Chamoreau, Isabelle Leglise

Series: Language Contact and Bilingualism [LCB]

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Open publication The volume deals with previously undescribed morphosyntactic variations and changes appearing in settings involving language contact. Contact-induced changes are defined as dynamic and multiple, involving internal change as well as historical and sociolinguistic factors. A variety of explanations are identified and their relationships are analyzed. Only a multifaceted methodology enables this fine-grained approach to contact-induced change. A range of methodologies are proposed, but the chapters generally have their roots in a typological perspective. The contributors recognize the precautionary principle: for example, they emphasize the difficulty of studying languages that have not been described adequately and for which diachronic data are not extensive or reliable. Three main perspectives on contact-induced language change are presented. The first explores the role of multilingual speakers in contact-induced language change, especially their spontaneous innovations in discourse. The second explores the differences between ordinary contact-induced change and change in endangered languages. The third discusses various aspects of the relationship between contact-induced change and internal change.

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Imprint:	de Gruyter Mouton
Country of origin:	Germany
Series:	Language Contact and Bilingualism [LCB]
Release date:	April 2012
First published:	2012
Editors:	Claudine Chamoreau • Isabelle Leglise
Dimensions:	230 x 155mm (L x W)
Format:	Hardcover - Cloth over boards
Pages:	401
ISBN-13:	978-3-11-027133-1
Categories:	Books > Language & Literature > Language & linguistics > Psycholinguistics > Bilingualism & multilingualism Promotions
LSN:	3-11-027133-8
Barcode:	9783110271331