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OverviewCypriot is unique among the Modern Greek dialects in possessing such a variegated vocabulary - testimony, indeed, to the chequered history of the island. This book presents a thorough investigation of the foreign component of the Cypriot lexis. It traces, firstly, the relevant socio-cultural factors that gave rise to it. It presents, secondly, a detailed account of how words from sources as diverse as Romance, Arabic, Turkish and English became fully nativised and indistinguishable from the native stock. A fresh case study of language contact and lexical borrowing, it addresses such issues as the extent of lexical borrowing, the types of vocabulary borrowed, the relationship between the social integration and the structural adaptation of loans, and the degree and predictability of the phonological, morphological and even semantic modification affecting foreign words. Full Product DetailsAuthor: Stavroula Varella , Graeme Davis , Karl A BernhardtPublisher: Peter Lang AG Imprint: Peter Lang AG Edition: illustrated edition Volume: 7 Dimensions: Width: 22.00cm , Height: 1.80cm , Length: 15.00cm Weight: 0.430kg ISBN: 9783039105267ISBN 10: 3039105264 Pages: 283 Publication Date: 29 December 2005 Audience: Professional and scholarly , Professional & Vocational Format: Paperback Publisher's Status: Active Availability: In Print  This item will be ordered in for you from one of our suppliers. Upon receipt, we will promptly dispatch it out to you. For in store availability, please contact us. Table of ContentsReviewsAuthor InformationThe Author: Stavroula Varella received her Ph.D. from the University of Sussex, where she is currently a visiting fellow in the Department of Linguistics and English Language. Her research interests include Historical Linguistics, Etymology and Contact Linguistics. Tab Content 6Author Website:Countries AvailableAll regions |
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