| Modern Greek in Diaspora: An Australian Perspective 2019 Edition Contributor(s): Alvanoudi, Angeliki (Author) |
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ISBN: 3319908987 ISBN-13: 9783319908984 Publisher: Palgrave Pivot OUR PRICE: $52.24 Product Type: Hardcover Published: June 2018 |
| Additional Information |
| BISAC Categories: - Foreign Language Study | Greek (modern) - Language Arts & Disciplines | Linguistics - Sociolinguistics - Language Arts & Disciplines | Linguistics - Pragmatics |
| Dewey: 306.44 |
| Physical Information: 0.5" H x 5.83" W x 8.27" (0.83 lbs) 165 pages |
| Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
| Publisher Description: This book presents an in-depth fieldwork-based study of the Greek language spoken by immigrants in Cairns, Far North Queensland, Australia. The study analyzes language contact-induced changes and code switching patterns, by integrating perspectives from contact linguistics and interactional approaches to language use and code switching. Lexical and pragmatic borrowing, code mixing, discourse-related and participant-related code switching, and factors promoting language maintenance are among the topics covered in the book. The study brings to light original data from a speech community that has received no attention in the literature and sheds light on the variation of Greek spoken in diaspora. It will appeal across disciplines to scholars and students in linguistics, anthropology, sociology, and migration studies. |