This book is a comprehensive introduction to the study of language contact and its outcomes, as well as the social and linguistic factors involved.
- Provides a comprehensive introduction to the field of contact linguistics.
- Examines a wide range of language contact phenomena from both general linguistic and sociolinguistic perspectives.
- Offers an account of current approaches to all of the major types of contact-induced change.
- Discusses the general processes and principles that are at work in cases of contact.
1. Introduction: The Field of Contact Linguistics:.
The Subject Matter Of Contact Linguistics.
History Of Research On Language Contact.
The Field Of Contact Linguistics.
Types Of Contact Situation.
Overview Of Contact Situations And Their Outcomes.
The Social Contexts Of Language Contact.
2. Language Maintenance and Lexical Borrowing:.
Introduction.
'Casual' Contact And Lexical Borrowing.
Contact In Settings Involving “Unequal” Bilingualism.
Lexical Borrowing In Equal Bilingual Situations.
Social Motivations For Lexical Borrowing.
The Processes And Products Of Lexical Borrowing.
The Integration Of Loanwords.
Linguistic Constraints On Lexical Borrowing.
Structural Consequences Of Lexical Borrowing.
Summary.
3. Structural Diffusion in Situations of Language Maintenance:.
Introduction.
Is There Direct Borrowingl&
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