Language evolution : contact, competition and change /: contact, competition and change. (©2008)

• Record Type: Book
• Further Information: Note: Salikoko S. Mufwene.
• Other Names: Mufwene, Salikoko S
• Contents: 1. Introduction; Part 1: Population Dynamics and Language Evolution; 2. Language evolution; 3. Population movements, contacts, competition, selection, and language evolution; 4. How population-wide patterns emerge in language evolution; 5. What do creoles and pidgins tell us about the evolution of language?; 6. Race, racialism, and the study of language evolution in America; Part 2: Competition, Selection, And the Development of Creoles; 7. Competition and selection in language evolution; 8. Transfer and the 'substrate hypothesis' in creolistics; 9. Grammaticization and the development of creoles; 10. Multilingualism in linguistic history; Part 3: Globalization And Language Vitality; 11. Language birth and death; 12. Globalization and the myth of killer languages; 13. Globalization and language vitality in Francophone Africa; 14. A Case Study: The ecology of Gullah's survival; Conclusions: The big picture and questions for future research; Bibliography; Index.
• Publisher Details: London New York : Continuum
• Publication Date: 2008
• Copyright Date: 2008
• Extent: 1 online resource (xiv, 354 pages), illustrations, maps
• Subjects: 417/.7; Linguistic change; Creole dialects; Language and languages -- Variation; Languages in contact; Language obsolescence; FOREIGN LANGUAGE STUDY -- Ancient Languages; LANGUAGE ARTS & DISCIPLINES -- Linguistics -- Historical & Comparative; Creole dialects; Language and languages -- Variation; Language obsolescence; Languages in contact; Linguistic change; Sprachentwicklung; Sprachwandel; Taalgenese; Taalcontact; Creolisering; Electronic books; Electronic books
• Languages: English
• ISBNs: 9781441175359; 1441175350
• Related ISBNs: 9780826493699; 0826493696; 9780826493705; 082649370X
• Notes: Note: Includes bibliographical references (pages 285-336) and indexes.; Note: Print version record.
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