The Oxford Handbook of Language Contact
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The Oxford Handbook of Language Contact examines the ways in which speakers of one language can exert influence on another language, and the ways in which we can assess this influence. It draws on data from dozens of languages from across the globe, and...
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The Oxford Handbook of Language Contact examines the ways in which speakers of one language can exert influence on another language, and the ways in which we can assess this influence. It draws on data from dozens of languages from across the globe, and examines the contact histories of twenty such situations (including American Sign Language) in detail. It is the most up-to-date book on this topic in the science of language.
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Every language has been influenced in some way by other languages. In many cases, this influence is reflected in words which have been absorbed from other languages as the names for newer items or ideas, such as perestroika, manga, or intifada (from Russian, Japanese, and Arabic respectively). In other cases, the influence of other languages goes deeper, and includes the addition of new sounds, grammatical forms, and idioms to the pre-existing language. Forexample, English's structure has been shaped in such a way by the effects of Norse, French, Latin, and Celtic-though English is not alone in its openness to these influences. Any features can potentially be transferred from one language to another if the sociolinguistic and structural circumstances allowfor it. Further, new languages-pidgins, creoles, and mixed languages-can come into being as the result of language contact.In thirty-three chapters, The Oxford Handbook of Language Contact examines the various forms of contact-induced linguistic change and the levels of language which have provided instances of these influences. In addition, it provides accounts of how language contact has affected some twenty languages, spoken and signed, from all parts of the world. Chapters are written by experts and native-speakers from years of research and fieldwork. Ultimately, this Handbook provides anauthoritative account of the possibilities and products of contact-induced linguistic change.
Autoren-Porträt von Anthony P. Grant
Anthony P. Grant is Professor of Historical Linguistics and Language Contact at Edge Hill University. He is on the Editorial Board of the Journal of Pidgin and Creole Languages and has published articles and reviews (mostly in English, with others in Spanish, German, and Bulgarian) in numerous linguistic journals. He is co-director of the World Loanword Series and has published four books (three linguistic and one non-linguistic) and over ahundred articles, chapters, and reviews. His research interests include issues in language contact, the languages of Native America, Romani, pidgins and creoles, and developments in historical linguistics.
Bibliographische Angaben
- Autor: Anthony P. Grant
- 2020, 806 Seiten, Maße: 25,5 cm, Gebunden, Englisch
- Verlag: Oxford University Press
- ISBN-10: 0199945098
- ISBN-13: 9780199945092
Sprache:
Englisch
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