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Language Contact (Cambridge Textbooks in Linguistics)

By Yaron Matras

Book information

Year
2009
ISBN
0521825350, 9780521825351, 9780511651779, 0521532213, 9780521532211
LCC
P115 .M38 2009
Open Library ID
OL23208212M
Language
english
Format
PDF
Filesize
3 MB (2748207 bytes)
Edition
1
Pages
384\384
Orientation
yes
Scanned
no
Time added
2011-06-04 13:46:07
Языки и языкознание;Лингвистика;Социолингвистика;Я

Description

Most societies in today's world are multilingual. 'Language contact' occurs when speakers of different languages interact and their languages influence each other. This book is an introduction to the subject, covering individual and societal multilingualism, the acquisition of two or more languages from birth, second language acquisition in adulthood, language change, linguistic typology, language processing and the structure of the language faculty. It explains the effects of multilingualism on society and language policy, as well as the consequences that long-term bilingualism within communities can have for the structure of languages. Drawing on the author's own first-hand observations of child and adult bilingualism, the book provides a clear analysis of such phenomena as language convergence, grammatical borrowing, and mixed languages.

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