The Ecology of Language Evolution

The Ecology of Language Evolution
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Publisher : Cambridge University Press
Total Pages : 280
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ISBN-10 : 0521791383
ISBN-13 : 9780521791380
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Book Synopsis The Ecology of Language Evolution by : Salikoko S. Mufwene

Download or read book The Ecology of Language Evolution written by Salikoko S. Mufwene and published by Cambridge University Press. This book was released on 2001-08-30 with total page 280 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This major new work explores the development of creoles and other new languages, focusing on the conceptual and methodological issues they raise for genetic linguistics. Written by an internationally renowned linguist, the book surveys a wide range of examples of changes in the structure, function and vitality of languages, and suggests that similar ecologies have played the same kinds of roles in all cases of language evolution. The Ecology of Language Evolution will be welcomed by students and researchers in sociolinguistics, creolistics, theoretical linguistics and theories of evolution.


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