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Dynamics of Contact-Induced Language Change

Dynamics of Contact-Induced Language Change

Hardcover

Series: Language Contact and Bilingualism [Lcb], Book 2

Linguistics

ISBN10: 3110271338
ISBN13: 9783110271331
Publisher: de Gruyter Mouton
Published: Apr 16 2012
Pages: 401
Weight: 1.63
Height: 0.94 Width: 6.14 Depth: 9.21
Language: English
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.

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