An Introduction to Contact Linguistics

By Donald Winford

Book Overview

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.

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0631212515
• ISBN13: 9780631212515
• Release Date: January 2003
• Publisher: Wiley-Blackwell
• Length: 448 Pages
• Weight: 1.75 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.9" x 6.0" x 9.3"