| Emerging Bilingual Speech: From Monolingualism to Code-Copying Contributor(s): Verschik, Anna (Author) |
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ISBN: 1441127445 ISBN-13: 9781441127440 Publisher: Continuum OUR PRICE: $51.43 Product Type: Paperback - Other Formats Published: December 2011 |
| Additional Information |
| BISAC Categories: - Education | Bilingual Education - Language Arts & Disciplines | Linguistics - General |
| Dewey: 404.2 |
| Physical Information: 0.57" H x 6.14" W x 9.21" (0.84 lbs) 270 pages |
| Themes: - Ethnic Orientation - Multicultural |
| Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
| Publisher Description: Anna Verschik offers a new perspective on how a previously monolingual community of Russian-speakers in Estonia is rapidly becoming bilingual after the end of the Soviet occupation in 1991. The contact-induced change in Russian under the growing impact of Estonian is analysed in the theoretical framework of code-copying. Changes in linguistic behaviour of the speakers are often a result of intentional cultivation of non-monolingual communication strategies and language policies, and go hand in hand with the development of a new identity, 'Estonian Russians'. Emerging Bilingual Speech is a fascinating study that will be of interest to researchers studying language contact, language change and bilingualism. |
