Dynamics of Language Contact: English and Immigrant Languages

by Michael Clyne

Book Overview

The past decade has seen an unprecedented growth in the study of language contact, associated partly with the linguistic effects of globalization and increased migration all over the world. Written by a leading expert in the field, this much-needed account brings together disparate findings to examine the dynamics of contact between languages in an immigrant context. Using data from a wide range of languages, including German, Dutch, Hungarian, Italian,...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0521786487
• ISBN13: 9780521786485
• Release Date: April 2003
• Publisher: Cambridge University Press
• Length: 300 Pages
• Weight: 1.10 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.7" x 6.0" x 9.0"