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Isolation and Language Change - Contemporary and Sociohistorical Evidence From Tristan da Cunha English (Hardcover, 2003 ed.) Loot Price: R2,873

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Isolation and Language Change - Contemporary and Sociohistorical Evidence From Tristan da Cunha English (Hardcover, 2003 ed.)

D. Schreier

Series: Palgrave Studies in Language Variation

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Extremely isolated communities offer "laboratory conditions" for examining the processes of language change and dialect formation. This book presents findings of the first ever ethnographic field work on the most remote island in the world with a permanent population, Tristan da Cunha. It documents the historical formation of a unique local dialect and investigates the sociolinguistic mechanisms that underlie dialect contact and new-dialect formation. It also uncovers the linguistic consequences of post-insularity - language change processes as a result of increasing contacts with other communities and speakers. Researchers and students of language variation will find this book a unique resource.

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Imprint:	Palgrave Macmillan
Country of origin:	United States
Series:	Palgrave Studies in Language Variation
Release date:	May 2003
First published:	2003
Authors:	D. Schreier
Dimensions:	216 x 140 x 18mm (L x W x T)
Format:	Hardcover
Pages:	237
Edition:	2003 ed.
ISBN-13:	978-1-4039-0407-2
Categories:	Books > Language & Literature > Language & linguistics > Sociolinguistics Books > Language & Literature > Language & linguistics > Historical & comparative linguistics > Dialectology Books > Language & Literature > Language & linguistics > Historical & comparative linguistics > Slang & jargon Promotions
LSN:	1-4039-0407-3
Barcode:	9781403904072