An Introduction to Contact Linguistics

Download or read book An Introduction to Contact Linguistics written by Donald Winford and published by Wiley-Blackwell. This book was released on 2003-01-10 with total page 440 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This book is a comprehensive introduction to the study of language contact and its outcomes, as well as the social and linguistic factors involved. Provides a comprehensive introduction to the field of contact linguistics. Examines a wide range of language contact phenomena from both general linguistic and sociolinguistic perspectives. Offers an account of current approaches to all of the major types of contact-induced change. Discusses the general processes and principles that are at work in cases of contact.