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English as a Contact Language (Hardcover, New)
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English as a Contact Language (Hardcover, New)
Series: Studies in English Language
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Recent developments in contact linguistics suggest considerable
overlap of branches such as historical linguistics, variationist
sociolinguistics, pidgin/creole linguistics, language acquisition,
etc. This book highlights the complexity of contact-induced
language change throughout the history of English by bringing
together cutting-edge research from these fields. Special focus is
on recent debates surrounding substratal influence in earlier forms
of English (particularly Celtic influence in Old English), on
language shift processes (the formation of Irish and overseas
varieties) but also on dialects in contact, the contact origins of
Standard English, the notion of new epicentres in World English,
the role of children and adults in language change as well as
transfer and language learning. With contributions from leading
experts, the book offers fresh and exciting perspectives for
research and is at the same time an up-to-date overview of the
state of the art in the respective fields.
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