An Introduction to Contact Linguistics

Winford, Donald

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.

Details

Published by: Wiley-Blackwell

Publication Date: 2003-01-10

Format: Hardcover

ISBN-13: 9780631212508

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Dimensions: 235.0cm x157.5cm

Pages: 434.0