Boundaries and Bridges Language Contact in Multilingual Ecologies |
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| Editor:
| Yakpo, Kofi
Muysken, Pieter |
| Series title: | Language Contact and Bilingualism [LCB] Ser. |
| ISBN: | 978-1-61451-489-3 |
| Publication Date: | Sep 2016 |
| Publisher: | Mouton De Gruyter
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| Book Format: | Mixed media product |
| List Price: | USD $210.00 |
Book Description:
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Multidirectional language contact involving more than two languages is little described. However, it probably represents the most common type of contact in the world, where a colonial past, rapid socioeconomic change, and society-wide multilingualism have led to equally dramatic linguistic change. This book presents fascinating cases of multiple contact between highly diverse languages and proposes a framework for comparable studies.
Multidirectional language contact involving more than two languages is little described. However, it probably represents the most common type of contact in the world, where a colonial past, rapid socioeconomic change, and society-wide multilingualism have led to equally dramatic linguistic change. This book presents fascinating cases of multiple contact between highly diverse languages and proposes a framework for comparable studies.