Isolation and Language Change
Contemporary and Sociohistorical Evidence From Tristan da Cunha English
Inbunden, Engelska, 2003
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Extremely isolated communities offer 'laboratory conditions' for examining the processes of language change and dialect formation. This book presents findings of the first-ever ethnographic fieldwork on the most remote island in the world with a permanent population, Tristan da Cunha. It documents the historical formation of a unique local dialect and investigates the sociolinguistic mechanisms that underlie dialect contact and new-dialect formation. It also uncovers the linguistic consequences of post-insularity - language change processes as a result of increasing contacts with other communities and speakers. Researchers and students of language variation will find this book a unique resource.
Produktinformation
- Utgivningsdatum2003-05-02
- Mått140 x 216 x 18 mm
- Vikt494 g
- SpråkEngelska
- SeriePalgrave Studies in Language Variation
- Antal sidor237
- Upplaga2003
- FörlagPalgrave USA
- EAN9781403904072