Dynamics of Contact-Induced Language Change - Couverture rigide

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ISBN 10 : 3110271338 ISBN 13 : 9783110271331

Editeur : De Gruyter Mouton, 2012

Synopsis

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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.

A propos du livre

À propos de l'auteur

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

Détails de l'édition

• Éditeur: De Gruyter Mouton
• Date d'édition: 2012
• Langue: anglais
• ISBN 10: 3110271338
• ISBN 13: 9783110271331
• Reliure: Relié
• Nombre de pages: 401
• Éditeur: Chamoreau Claudine, Léglise Isabelle
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