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Language Contact, Creolization, and Genetic Linguistics
by Terrence Kaufman
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Ten years of research back up the bold new theory advanced by authors Thomason and Kaufman, who rescue the study of contact-induced language change from the neglect it has suffered in recent decades. The authors establish an important new framework for the historical analysis of all degrees of contact-induced language change.
"For the integration of contact-induced language change into historical linguistics this book constitutes the greatest breakthrough since Uriel Weinreich's "Languages in Contact of 1953, and I am convinced it will be the touchstone for the further development of the discipline for years to come."--Edgar W. Schneider, "English World-Wide
"For the integration of contact-induced language change into historical linguistics this book constitutes the greatest breakthrough since Uriel Weinreich's "Languages in Contact of 1953, and I am convinced it will be the touchstone for the further development of the discipline for years to come."--Edgar W. Schneider, "English World-Wide
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- University of California Brand
- Feb 12, 1992 Pub Date:
- 0520078934 ISBN-10:
- 9780520078932 ISBN-13:
- 428 Pages
- 8.97 in * 5.98 in * 1.06 in Dimensions:
- 1 lb Weight:
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