Language change in contact languages : grammatical and prosodic considerations /

Show other versions (1)

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...

Full description

Bibliographic Details
Call Number:Libro Electrónico
Other Authors: Clements, J. Clancy, Gooden, Shelome
Format: Electronic eBook
Language:Inglés
Published: Amsterdam ; Philadelphia : John Benjamins Pub. Co., 2011.
Series:Benjamins current topics ; v. 36.
Subjects:
Grammar, Comparative and general > Grammaticalization.
Linguistic change.
Languages in contact.
Grammaticalisation.
Changement linguistique.
Langues en contact.
LANGUAGE ARTS & DISCIPLINES > Grammar & Punctuation.
LANGUAGE ARTS & DISCIPLINES > Linguistics > Syntax.
Grammar, Comparative and general > Grammaticalization
Languages in contact
Linguistic change
Online Access:Texto completo
Description
Summary: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 pulishe.
Physical Description:1 online resource (241 pages) : illustrations (some color)
Bibliography:Includes bibliographical references and index.
ISBN:9789027282552
9027282552
1283359960
9781283359962
9027202559
9789027202550
9786613359964
6613359963
ISSN:1874-0081 ;

Similar Items