| Studies in Contact Linguistics: Essays in Honor of Glenn G. Gilbert Contributor(s): Thornburg-Panther, Linda (Editor), Fuller, Janet M. (Editor) |
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ISBN: 0820479349 ISBN-13: 9780820479347 Publisher: Peter Lang Inc., International Academic Publi OUR PRICE: $126.30 Product Type: Hardcover Published: March 2006 |
| Additional Information |
| BISAC Categories: - Language Arts & Disciplines | Linguistics - General - Literary Criticism | European - German - Foreign Language Study | English As A Second Language |
| Dewey: 306.446 |
| LCCN: 2005020641 |
| Physical Information: 334 pages |
| Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
| Publisher Description: This state-of-the-art volume features fourteen contributions by internationally renowned scholars covering three areas of contact linguistics: (1) Creolistics, beginning with an essay on the rise of the meaning and use of the word criollo, followed by studies of linguistic features of African American English, bozal Spanish, and Afrikaans; (2) German language varieties spoken in different periods and regions of the United States; and (3) theoretical issues central to analyzing language contact phenomena. Fittingly, social factors figure prominently in these analyses of language structure, providing a comprehensive view of the issues and topics to which Glenn G. Gilbert has dedicated his professional life. |