The Oxford Handbook of Language Contact

by Anthony P Grant

Every language has been influenced in some way by other languages. In many cases, this influence is reflected in words which have been absorbed from other languages as the names for newer items or ideas, such as perestroika, manga, or intifada (from Russian, Japanese, and Arabic respectively). In other cases, the influence of other languages goes deeper, and includes the addition of new sounds, grammatical forms, and idioms to the pre-existing language...

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0199945098
• ISBN13: 9780199945092
• Release Date: February 2020
• Publisher: Oxford University Press
• Length: 792 Pages
• Weight: 3.35 lbs.
• Dimensions: 2.0" x 7.0" x 9.8"