Languages in Contact: The Partial Restructuring of Vernaculars
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Accounting for the structural differences between non-creole language varieties (such as African-American English, Afrikaans and Brazilian Vernacular Portuguese) and the European source languages out of which they grew, John Holm argues that these differences resulted from partial restructuring. Whereas some of the source languages' morphological and syntactic features were retained, a significant number of features from the non-native speakers' languages were also introduced. Holm identifies the linguistic processes leading to partial restructuring, bringing into focus an aspect of contact-induced language change which has previously not been analyzed.
Format:Paperback
Language:English
ISBN:0521068371
ISBN13:9780521068376
Release Date:July 2008
Publisher:Cambridge University Press
Length:196 Pages
Weight:0.65 lbs.
Dimensions:0.5" x 6.0" x 9.0"
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