Language Contact, Creolization, and Genetic Linguistics
| Author | : Sarah Grey Thomason |
| Publisher | : Univ of California Press |
| Total Pages | : 432 |
| Release | : 2023-11-15 |
| ISBN-10 | : 0520912799 |
| ISBN-13 | : 9780520912793 |
| Rating | : 4/5 (99 Downloads) |
Book Synopsis Language Contact, Creolization, and Genetic Linguistics by : Sarah Grey Thomason
Download or read book Language Contact, Creolization, and Genetic Linguistics written by Sarah Grey Thomason and published by Univ of California Press. This book was released on 2023-11-15 with total page 432 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Ten years of research back up the bold new theory advanced by authors Thomason and Kaufman, who rescue the study of contact-induced language change from the neglect it has suffered in recent decades. The authors establish an important new framework for the historical analysis of all degrees of contact-induced language change.
