Language Change in Contact Languages: Grammatical and Prosodic Considerations

Clements, J. Clancy (Editor)/ Gooden, Shelome (Editor)

ISBN 10: 9027202559 / ISBN 13: 9789027202550

Published by John Benjamins Pub Co, 2011

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243 pages. 9.50x6.25x0.75 inches. In Stock.

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Bibliographic Details

• Title: Language Change in Contact Languages: Grammatical and Prosodic Considerations
• Publisher: John Benjamins Pub Co
• Publication Date: 2011
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 9027202559
• ISBN 13: 9789027202550
• Binding: Hardcover
• Condition: Brand New
• Weight: 0.59 kilograms

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Synopsis

The studies in Language Change in Contact Languages showcase the contributions that the study of contact language varieties make to the understanding of phenomena such as relexification, transfer, reanalysis, grammaticalization, prosodic variation and the development of prosodic systems. Four of the studies deal with morphosyntactic issues while the other three address questions of prosody. The studies include data from the Atlantic creoles (Saramaccan, Sranan, Haitian Creole, Jamaican Creole, Trinidadian Creole, Papiamentu), as well as Singapore English. This volume, originally published as special issue of Studies in Language 33:2 (2009), aims to make the work of several language contact experts available to a wider audience. The studies will be of use to any student or scholar interested in different approaches to contact-induced language processes, particularly as they relate to morphosyntax and prosody.