Stability and divergence in language contact : factors and mechanisms /

Stability and divergence in language contact : factors and mechanisms /

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Imprint:	Amsterdam ; Philadelphia : John Benjamins Publishing Company, [2014]
Description:	1 online resource
Language:	English
Series:	Studies in language variation, 1872-9592 ; volume 16 Studies in language variation ; v. 16.
Subject:	Languages in contact. Linguistic change. Bilingualism. Intercultural communication. Bilingualism. Intercultural communication. Languages in contact. Linguistic change. Electronic books.
Format:	E-Resource Book
URL for this record:	http://pi.lib.uchicago.edu/1001/cat/bib/11238192

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Other authors / contributors:	Braunmüller, Kurt, 1948- editor. Höder, Steffen, editor. Kühl, Karoline H., editor.
ISBN:	9789027269553 9027269556 9789027234964 9027234965
Notes:	Includes bibliographical references and indexes. Print version record.
Summary:	Comparing the evolution of differential object marking (DOM) in Spanishand Portuguese between the 16th and the 20th c. we discover great differencesbetween the two neighbor languages. Whereas in Spanish we notice a steadyincrease and high degree of grammaticalization of DOM, the graph for thedegree of grammaticalization of DOM in Portuguese resembles a standardizednormal Gaussian distribution with its peak in the 17th c. The increase of objectmarking until the 17th c. is in consequence of convergence towards Spanish dueto the high prestige of the latter language. From the 18th c. onwards diver.
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Physical Description:	1 online resource
Bibliography:	Includes bibliographical references and indexes.
ISBN:	9789027269553 9027269556 9789027234964 9027234965
ISSN:	1872-9592 ;