Language contact - the linguistic and social outcomes of two or
more languages coming into contact with each other - has been
pervasive in human history. However, where histories of language
contact are comparable, experiences of migrant populations have
been only similar, not identical. Given this, how does language
contact work? With contributions from an international team of
scholars, this Handbook - the first in a two-volume set - delves
into this question from multiple perspectives and provides
state-of-the-art research on population movement and language
contact and change. It begins with an overview of how language
contact as a research area has evolved since the late 19th century.
The chapters then cover various processes and theoretical issues
associated with population movement and language contact worldwide.
It is essential reading for anybody interested in the dynamics of
social interactions in diverse contact settings and how the
changing ecologies influence the linguistic outcomes.
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