Dynamics of Language Contact: English and Immigrant Languages (Cambridge Approaches to Language Contact)

Clyne

ISBN 10: 0521786487 / ISBN 13: 9780521786485

Published by Cambridge University Press, 2003

About this Item

Discusses disparate findings to examine the dynamics of contact between languages in an immigrant context. Series Editor(s): Mufwene, Salikoko S.; Chaudenson, Robert; Kachru, Braj B.; Milroy, Lesley; Poplack, Shana; Silverstein, Michael. Series: Cambridge Approaches to Language Contact. Num Pages: 300 pages, 3 b/w illus. 1 map 35 tables. BIC Classification: CFB. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 225 x 155 x 18. Weight in Grams: 420. . 2008. Illustrated. paperback. . . . . Books ship from the US and Ireland.

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Bibliographic Details

• Title: Dynamics of Language Contact: English and Immigrant Languages (Cambridge Approaches to Language Contact)
• Publisher: Cambridge University Press
• Publication Date: 2003
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 0521786487
• ISBN 13: 9780521786485
• Binding: Soft cover
• Condition: New

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Synopsis

Written by an expert in the field, this study examines the dynamics of contact between languages in an immigrant context. Michael Clyne discusses the dynamics of contact with English using data from a wide range of languages, including German, Dutch, Hungarian, Italian, Spanish, Croatian and Vietnamese. Clyne analyzes how and why these languages change in a country with many immigrants such as Australia, as well as why some languages survive longer than others.

About the Author

Michael Clyne is Professorial Fellow in Linguistics and Director of the Research Unit for Multilingualism and Cross-Cultural Communication at the University of Melbourne. His books include Language and Society in German-Speaking Countries (Cambridge, 1984), Community Languages: the Australian Experience (Cambridge, 1991), Pluricentric Languages (1992), The German Language in a Changing Europe (Cambridge, 1995), and Intercultural Communication at Work (Cambridge, 1995).