An Introduction to Contact Linguistics
Language in Society
1. Edition December 2002
434 Pages, Hardcover
Wiley & Sons Ltd
ISBN:
978-0-631-21250-8
John Wiley & Sons
This book is a comprehensive introduction to the study of language contact and its outcomes, as well as the social and linguistic factors involved.
* Provides a comprehensive introduction to the field of contact linguistics.
* Examines a wide range of language contact phenomena from both general linguistic and sociolinguistic perspectives.
* Offers an account of current approaches to all of the major types of contact-induced change.
* Discusses the general processes and principles that are at work in cases of contact.
1. Introduction: The Field of Contact Linguistics.
2. Language Maintenance and Lexical Borrowing.
3. Structural Diffusion in Situations of Language
Maintenance.
4. Code Switching in its Social Contexts.
5. Code Switching: Linguistic Aspects.
6. Bilingual Mixed Languages.
7. Second Language Acquisition and Language Shift.
8. Pidgins and Pidginization.
9. Creole Formation.
Summary.
References.
Index.
2. Language Maintenance and Lexical Borrowing.
3. Structural Diffusion in Situations of Language
Maintenance.
4. Code Switching in its Social Contexts.
5. Code Switching: Linguistic Aspects.
6. Bilingual Mixed Languages.
7. Second Language Acquisition and Language Shift.
8. Pidgins and Pidginization.
9. Creole Formation.
Summary.
References.
Index.
"This is a highly engaging text that gives thorough coverage
of all aspects of contact linguistics. The writing is clear and
concise, and the book presents even complex issues in an
entertaining and accessible style. Right from the beginning,
Winford makes it clear that the field of study adopts an
interdisciplinary approach that draws on theoretical linguistics
and theories of second language acquisition, and that these
theories are intertwined with sociocultural factors."
(Language Documentation & Conservation)
"The volume's extensive, linguistically detailed coverage will
make this a stimulating textbook for upper level students with good
prior grounding in linguistics." (Anthropological
Linguistics)
"Along with a comprehensive state-of-the-art presentation of the
basic theories and notions in this field, Winford's book is an
exciting opening to the sophisticated and intricate universe of
languages rubbing shoulders throughout the world ... the book
contains a wealth of scholarly material and experimental data which
allows for broad perception of language contact." (Language
Awareness)
"This book is a very good new introduction to language contact,
and a must read for all students in the area." (Journal of
Multilingual and Multicultural Development)
"This textbook's comprehensive survey of language-contact
phenomena will greatly facilitate further research on language
creation and language change. For instance, Winford's eclectic data
samples and much in his discussion of language acquisition in
Creole formation will help demystify Creole Exceptionalism -
the age-old dogma that Creole languages are phylogenetically and
typologically 'abnormal'. It is thus that creolophones
and creolists will be long indebted to Winford's immense
scholarship."
-Michel DeGraff, Massachusetts Institute of Technology
of all aspects of contact linguistics. The writing is clear and
concise, and the book presents even complex issues in an
entertaining and accessible style. Right from the beginning,
Winford makes it clear that the field of study adopts an
interdisciplinary approach that draws on theoretical linguistics
and theories of second language acquisition, and that these
theories are intertwined with sociocultural factors."
(Language Documentation & Conservation)
"The volume's extensive, linguistically detailed coverage will
make this a stimulating textbook for upper level students with good
prior grounding in linguistics." (Anthropological
Linguistics)
"Along with a comprehensive state-of-the-art presentation of the
basic theories and notions in this field, Winford's book is an
exciting opening to the sophisticated and intricate universe of
languages rubbing shoulders throughout the world ... the book
contains a wealth of scholarly material and experimental data which
allows for broad perception of language contact." (Language
Awareness)
"This book is a very good new introduction to language contact,
and a must read for all students in the area." (Journal of
Multilingual and Multicultural Development)
"This textbook's comprehensive survey of language-contact
phenomena will greatly facilitate further research on language
creation and language change. For instance, Winford's eclectic data
samples and much in his discussion of language acquisition in
Creole formation will help demystify Creole Exceptionalism -
the age-old dogma that Creole languages are phylogenetically and
typologically 'abnormal'. It is thus that creolophones
and creolists will be long indebted to Winford's immense
scholarship."
-Michel DeGraff, Massachusetts Institute of Technology
Donald Winford is Professor of Linguistics at Ohio State University. He is author of Predication in Caribbean English Creoles (1993), and co-editor of several volumes, including Focus and Grammatical Relations in Creoles (1993) and The Structure and Status of Pidgins and Creoles (1998). He was president of the Society for Caribbean Linguistics (1998-2000), and is currently editor of the Journal of Pidgin and Creole Languages.