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OverviewLanguage contact phenomena describe the linguistic varieties, or intrusions of one variety into another, that arise when speakers confront a new language. Language contact is one of the principal causes of linguistic change and diversity, and of central interest in historical, social, anthropological, and general linguistics. This book provides an account of contact outcome theories, including the author's own. It should have coursebook potential for advanced undergraduates and graduates. Full Product DetailsAuthor: Carol Myers-Scotton (, Distinguished Professor of Linguistics, University of South Carolina)Publisher: Oxford University Press Imprint: Oxford University Press Dimensions: Width: 16.40cm , Height: 2.40cm , Length: 24.20cm Weight: 0.666kg ISBN: 9780198299523ISBN 10: 0198299524 Pages: 360 Publication Date: 15 August 2002 Audience: Professional and scholarly , Professional & Vocational Format: Hardback Publisher's Status: Active Availability: To order  Stock availability from the supplier is unknown. We will order it for you and ship this item to you once it is received by us. Table of Contents1: Introduction 2: The Roots of Language Contact 3: CS Models and New Developments 4: Considering Problematic CS Data and Other Approaches 5: Convergence and Attrition 6: Lexical Borrowing, Mixed (Split) Languages, and Creole Formation 7: Concluding Remarks: The Out of Sight in Contact LinguisticsReviewsAs a text it is very readable and its discourse style takes on a very candid and 'dialogue-like' character ... This is a key text of the same importance as Thomason and Kaufman's (1988) seminal work Language Contact, Creolization, and Genetic Linguistics Australian Journal of Linguistics This book will provide an account of contact outcome theories, including the author's own. It will have coursebook potential for advanced undergraduates and graduates. Folia Linguistica This is an important book ... Without doubt, anyone with a serious interest in contact linguistics will read this book with profit. The Times Higher Education Supplement The new book of Myers-Scotton is one of the most important contributions to the study of codeswitching and language contacts that has been published in recent years both because of the width of issues discussed and theoretical depth of treating these issues. Linguist List Author InformationCarol Myers-Scotton is a Carolina Distinguished Professor of Linguistics at the University of South Carolina. She is a specialist in sociolinguistics and language contact phenomena with a special interest in East and Southern African linguistics. In 1993, she published two volumes on codeswitching, Social Motivations for Codeswitching: Evidence from Africa, and Duelling Languages: Grammatical Structure in Codeswitching (both OUP). She has also edited a volume of essays on language and literature (OUP 1998) and has published a number of articles in her areas of interest. Tab Content 6Author Website:Countries AvailableAll regions |
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