The linguistic legacy of Spanish and Portuguese : colonial expansion and language change /

The linguistic legacy of Spanish and Portuguese : colonial expansion and language change /

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Author / Creator:Clements, J. Clancy.
Imprint:Cambridge, UK ; New York : Cambridge University Press, 2009.
Description:1 online resource (xix, 256 pages)
Language:English
Series:Cambridge approaches to language contact
Cambridge approaches to language contact.
Subject:
Spanish language -- Variation -- History.
Portuguese language -- Variation -- History.
Creole dialects, Spanish -- Social aspects -- History.
Creole dialects, Portuguese -- Social aspects -- History.
Spanish language -- Variation.
History.
Format: E-Resource Book
URL for this record:http://pi.lib.uchicago.edu/1001/cat/bib/11825952
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ISBN:9780511508431
0511508433
0521539447
052183175X
9780521539449
9780521831758
Notes:Includes bibliographical references (pages 239-251) and indexes.
Summary:"The historical spread of Spanish and Portuguese throughout the world provides a rich source of data for linguists studying how languages evolve and change. This volume analyses the development of Portuguese and Spanish from Latin and their subsequent transformation into several non-standard varieties. Clancy Clements demonstrates that grammar formation not only takes place in parent-to-child communication, but also, importantly, in adult-to-adult communication. He argues that cultural identity is also an important factor in language formation and maintenance, especially in the cases of Portuguese, Castilian, and Barranquenho. More generally, the contact varieties of Portuguese and Spanish have been shaped by demographics, by prestige, as well as by linguistic input, general cognitive abilities and limitations, and by the dynamics of speech community."--Jacket.
Other form:Print version: Clements, J. Clancy. Linguistic legacy of Spanish and Portuguese. Cambridge, UK ; New York : Cambridge University Press, 2009 9780521831758
Standard no.:9786612058554

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