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Language Contact
Paperback / softback
Main Details
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Language Contact
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| Authors and Contributors |
By (author) Yaron Matras
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| Series | Cambridge Textbooks in Linguistics |
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| Physical Properties |
| Format:Paperback / softback | | Pages:426 | | Dimensions(mm): Height 242,Width 171 |
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| Category/Genre | Sociolinguistics
Grammar and syntax |
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| ISBN/Barcode |
9781108440080
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| Classifications | Dewey:306.446 |
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| Audience | | Tertiary Education (US: College) | | Professional & Vocational | |
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| Edition |
2nd Revised edition
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| Illustrations |
Worked examples or Exercises; 30 Line drawings, black and white
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Publishing Details |
| Publisher |
Cambridge University Press
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| Imprint |
Cambridge University Press
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| Publication Date |
10 September 2020 |
| Publication Country |
United Kingdom
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Description
Language contact occurs when speakers of different languages interact and their languages influence one another. Drawing on the author's own first-hand observations of child and adult bilingualism, this book combines his original research with an up-to-date introduction to key concepts, to provide a holistic, original theory of contact linguistics. Going beyond a descriptive outline of contact phenomena, it introduces a theory of contact-induced language change, linking structural change to motivations in discourse and language processing. Since the first edition was published, the field has rapidly grown, and this fully revised edition covers all of the most recent developments, making it an invaluable resource for researchers and advanced students in linguistics.
Author Biography
Yaron Matras is Professor of Linguistics at the University of Manchester. He is a leading international authority on contact linguistics, language documentation, and the linguistics of Romani, Domari, and Kurdish, and is the founder of the Multilingual Manchester research unit that specialises in research and public engagement on urban multilingualism and language diversity.
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