EAN: 9783110271331

DYNAMICS OF CONTACT-INDUCED LANGUAGE CHANGE GEB...

Open publication The volume deals with previously undescribed morphosyntactic variations and
changes appearing in settings involving language contact. Contact-induced changes are defined
as dynamic and multiple  involving internal change as well as historical and sociolinguistic
factors. A variety of explanations are identified and their relationships are analyzed. Only a
multifaceted methodology enables this fine-grained approach to contact-induced change. A range
of methodologies are proposed  but the chapters generally have their roots in a typological
perspective. The contributors recognize the precautionary principle: for example  they
emphasize the difficulty of studying languages that have not been described adequately and for
which diachronic data are not extensive or reliable. Three main perspectives on contact-induced
language change are presented. The first explores the role of multilingual speakers in
contact-induced language change  especially their spontaneous innovations in discourse. The
second explores the differences between ordinary contact-induced change and change in
endangered languages. The third discusses various aspects of the relationship between
contact-induced change and internal change.

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