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Emerging Bilingual Speech: From Monolingualism to Code-Copying
Hardback
Main Details
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Emerging Bilingual Speech: From Monolingualism to Code-Copying
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| Authors and Contributors |
By (author) Professor Anna Verschik
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| Physical Properties |
| Format:Hardback | | Pages:270 | | Dimensions(mm): Height 234,Width 156 |
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| Category/Genre | Sociolinguistics |
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| ISBN/Barcode |
9780826497208
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| Classifications | Dewey:404.2 |
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| Audience | | Professional & Vocational | |
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Publishing Details |
| Publisher |
Bloomsbury Publishing PLC
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| Imprint |
Continuum International Publishing Group Ltd.
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| Publication Date |
31 October 2008 |
| Publication Country |
United Kingdom
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Description
Anna Verschik offers a new perspective on how a previously monolingual community of Russian-speakers in Estonia is rapidly becoming bilingual after the end of the Soviet occupation in 1991. The contact-induced change in Russian under the growing impact of Estonian is analysed in the theoretical framework of code-copying. Changes in linguistic behaviour of the speakers are often a result of intentional cultivation of non-monolingual communication strategies and language policies, and go hand in hand with the development of a new identity, 'Estonian Russians'. Emerging Bilingual Speech is a fascinating study that will be of interest to researchers studying language contact, language change and bilingualism.
Author Biography
Anna Verschik is Professor of Linguistics at Tallinn University, Estonia.
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