Language Contact and Contact Languages
- ISBN-10
- 9027290784
- ISBN-13
- 9789027290786
- Category
- Language Arts & Disciplines
- Pages
- 358
- Language
- English
- Published
- 2008-08-21
- Publisher
- John Benjamins Publishing
- Authors
- Peter Siemund, Noemi Kintana
Description
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 our understanding of contact-induced language change. With its broad approach, this work will be welcomed by scholars of many different persuasions.
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