| Description |
1 online resource (x, 358 pages) : illustrations |
| Series |
Hamburg studies on multilingualism, 1571-4934 ; v. 7 |
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Hamburg studies on multilingualism ; v. 7.
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| Contents |
Language Contact and Contact Languages; Editorial page; Title page; LCC data; Acknowledgement; Table of contents; List of contributors; Part I. Introduction; Language contact: Constraints and common paths of contact induced language change; Part II. Typology; Inflectional morphology and language contact, with special reference to mixed languages; Contact-induced word order change without word order change; Remodeling grammar: Copying, conventionalization, grammaticalization; Contact-induced change: The case of the Tamangic languages |
| Summary |
This new volume on language contact and contact languages presents cutting-edge research by distinguished scholars in the field as well as by highly talented newcomers. It has two principal aims: to analyze language contact from different perspectives - notably those of language typology, diachronic linguistics, language acquisition and translation studies; and to describe, explain, and elaborate on universal constraints on language contact. The individual chapters offer systematic comparisons of a wealth of contact situations and the book as a whole makes a valuable contribution to deepening |
| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references and indexes |
| Notes |
English |
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Print version record |
| Subject |
Languages in contact.
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Linguistic change.
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LANGUAGE ARTS & DISCIPLINES -- Linguistics -- Sociolinguistics.
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Languages in contact
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Linguistic change
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| Form |
Electronic book
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| Author |
Siemund, Peter, 1965-
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Kintana, Noemi.
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| ISBN |
9789027290786 |
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9027290784 |
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128210442X |
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9781282104426 |
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9786612104428 |
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6612104422 |
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