Can I read An Introduction to Contact Linguistics (Language in Society) on EtoBox?

An Introduction to Contact Linguistics (Language in Society) by Donald Winford, Winford, Donald is a book available to read on EtoBox.

What is An Introduction to Contact Linguistics (Language in Society) about?

An Introduction To Contact Linguistics Examines A Wide Range Of Language Contact Phenomena From Both General Linguistic And Sociolinguistic Perspectives. It Provides An Account Of Current Approaches To All Of The Major Types Of Contact-induced Change. Each Chapter Describes Both The Linguistic And Social Aspects Of The Contact Situation And How They Affect The Outcome. There Is Also Discussion Of The General Processes And Principles That Are At Work In Cases Of Contact. The Book Treats All Of These Diverse Contact Phenomena In A Unified Empirical And Theoretical Framework Within Which Both The Outcomes And The Processes And Principles At Work In Each Case Can Be Identified And Compared.--book Jacket. 1. Introduction: The Field Of Contact Linguistics -- 2. Language Maintenance And Lexical Borrowing -- 3. Structural Diffusion In Situations Of Language Maintenance -- 4. Code Switching: Social Contexts -- 5. Code Switching: Linguistic Aspects -- 6. Bilingual Mixed Languages -- 7. Second Language Acquisition And Language Shift -- 8. Pidgins And Pidginization -- 9. Creole Formation. Donald Winford. Includes Bibliographical References (p. [359]-386) And Index. This book is a comprehensive

Author

Donald Winford, Winford, Donald

Publisher

Blackwell Publishing Ltd

Published

2003

Language

EN

ISBN

9780631212515

Subjects

Sociology, Literary Fiction, Language Learning