| Loss and Renewal: Australian Languages Since Colonisation Contributor(s): Meakins, Felicity (Editor), O'Shannessy, Carmel (Editor) |
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ISBN: 1614518874 ISBN-13: 9781614518877 Publisher: Walter de Gruyter OUR PRICE: $109.24 Product Type: Hardcover - Other Formats Published: March 2016 |
| Additional Information |
| BISAC Categories: - Language Arts & Disciplines | Linguistics - Sociolinguistics - Language Arts & Disciplines | Alphabets & Writing Systems |
| Dewey: 409.94 |
| LCCN: 2016009534 |
| Series: Language Contact and Bilingualism [Lcb] |
| Physical Information: 1.3" H x 6.2" W x 9.2" (1.85 lbs) 493 pages |
| Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
| Publisher Description: Australia is known for its linguistic diversity and extensive contact between languages. This edited volume is the first dedicated to language contact in Australia since colonisation, marking a new era of linguistic work, and contributing new data to theoretical discussions on contact languages and language contact processes. It provides explanations for contemporary contact processes in Australia and much-needed descriptions of contact languages, including pidgins, creoles, mixed languages, contact varieties of English, and restructured Indigenous languages. Analyses of complex and dynamic processes are informed by rich sociolinguistic description. |
Contributor Bio(s): Meakins, Felicity: - Felicity Meakins, University of Queensland, Australia; Carmel O'Shannessy, University of Michigan, USA. |