An Introduction to Contact Linguistics - Winford, Donald
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This book is a comprehensive introduction to the study of language contact and its outcomes, as well as the social and linguistic factors involved. An Introduction to Contact Linguistics examines a wide range of language contact phenomena from both general linguistic and sociolinguistic perspectives. It provides an account of current approaches to all of the major types of contact-induced change. Each chapter describes both the linguistic and social aspects of the contact situation and how they affect the outcome. There is also discussion of the general processes and principles that are at…mehr

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This book is a comprehensive introduction to the study of language contact and its outcomes, as well as the social and linguistic factors involved. An Introduction to Contact Linguistics examines a wide range of language contact phenomena from both general linguistic and sociolinguistic perspectives. It provides an account of current approaches to all of the major types of contact-induced change. Each chapter describes both the linguistic and social aspects of the contact situation and how they affect the outcome. There is also discussion of the general processes and principles that are at work in cases of contact. The book treats all of these diverse contact phenomena in a unified empirical and theoretical framework within which both the outcomes and the processes and principles at work in each case can be identified and compared.
Autorenporträt
Donald Winford is Professor of Linguistics at Ohio State University. He is author of Predication in Caribbean English Creoles (1993), and co-editor of several volumes, including Focus and Grammatical Relations in Creoles (1993) and The Structure and Status of Pidgins and Creoles (1998). He was president of the Society for Caribbean Linguistics (1998-2000), and is currently editor of the Journal of Pidgin and Creole Languages.
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"This is a highly engaging text that gives thorough coverageof all aspects of contact linguistics. The writing is clear andconcise, and the book presents even complex issues in anentertaining and accessible style. Right from the beginning,Winford makes it clear that the field of study adopts aninterdisciplinary approach that draws on theoretical linguisticsand theories of second language acquisition, and that thesetheories are intertwined with sociocultural factors."(Language Documentation & Conservation)

"The volume's extensive, linguistically detailed coverage willmake this a stimulating textbook for upper level students with goodprior grounding in linguistics." (AnthropologicalLinguistics)

"Along with a comprehensive state-of-the-art presentation of thebasic theories and notions in this field, Winford's book is anexciting opening to the sophisticated and intricate universe oflanguages rubbing shoulders throughout the world ... the bookcontains a wealth of scholarly material and experimental data whichallows for broad perception of language contact." (LanguageAwareness)

"This book is a very good new introduction to language contact,and a must read for all students in the area." (Journal ofMultilingual and Multicultural Development)"This textbook's comprehensive survey of language-contactphenomena will greatly facilitate further research on languagecreation and language change. For instance, Winford's eclectic datasamples and much in his discussion of language acquisition inCreole formation will help demystify Creole Exceptionalism -the age-old dogma that Creole languages are phylogenetically andtypologically 'abnormal'. It is thus that creolophonesand creolists will be long indebted to Winford's immensescholarship."
-Michel DeGraff, Massachusetts Institute of Technology…mehr