Language change in contact languages : grammatical and prosodic considerations /

Language change in contact languages : grammatical and prosodic considerations /

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Bibliographic Details
Imprint:	Amsterdam ; Philadelphia : John Benjamins Pub. Co., 2011.
Description:	1 online resource (241 pages) : illustrations (some color)
Language:	English
Series:	Benjamins current topics, 1874-0081 ; v. 36 Benjamins current topics ; v. 36.
Subject:	Grammar, Comparative and general -- Grammaticalization. Linguistic change. Languages in contact. Grammar, Comparative and general -- Grammaticalization. Languages in contact. Linguistic change. Electronic books.
Format:	E-Resource Book
URL for this record:	http://pi.lib.uchicago.edu/1001/cat/bib/11123803

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Other authors / contributors:	Clements, J. Clancy. Gooden, Shelome.
ISBN:	9789027282552 9027282552 1283359960 9781283359962 9027202559 9789027202550 9789027202550 9786613359964 6613359963
Notes:	Includes bibliographical references and index. English.
Summary:	The studies in Language Change in Contact Languages showcase the contributions that the study of contact language varieties make to the understanding of phenomena such as relexification, transfer, reanalysis, grammaticalization, prosodic variation and the development of prosodic systems. Four of the studies deal with morphosyntactic issues while the other three address questions of prosody. The studies include data from the Atlantic creoles (Saramaccan, Sranan, Haitian Creole, Jamaican Creole, Trinidadian Creole, Papiamentu), as well as Singapore English. This volume, originally pulishe.
Other form:	Print version: Language change in contact languages. Amsterdam ; Philadelphia : John Benjamins Pub. Co., 2011

Table of Contents:

-1. Prelim pages
0. Table of contents
1. Language change in contact languages
2. Articles
3. The\contribution of relexification, grammaticalization, and reanalysis to creole genesis and development
4. Grammaticalization in creoles
5. One in Singapore English
6. Contact-induced grammaticalization
7. Tone inventories and tune-text alignments
8. Subsystem interface and tone typology in Papiamentu
9. A\twice-mixed creole?
10. Index