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Standardization as Sociolinguistic Change
This volume seeks to extend and expand our current understanding of the processes of language standardization, drawing on both quantitative and qualitative approaches to examine …
Syntactic Change in Medieval French
1. 0. V2 AND NULL SUBJECTS IN THE HIS TORY OF FRENCH The prototypical Romance null subject language has certain well- known characteristics: verbal inflection is rich, …
White Hip Hoppers, Language and Identity in Post-Modern America
This book examines language and identity among White American middle and upper-middle class youth who affiliate with Hip Hop culture. Hip Hop youth engage in practices that range …
Dialects in Schools and Communities
This book describes dialect differences in American English and their impact on education and everyday life. It explores some of the major issues that confront educational …
Sprache Aus Dem Nichts?
Das Buch beschaftigt sich mit dem Phanomen der voelligen Neuentstehung von Sprachen unter dem Einfluss extrem restringierten Inputs (Kanogenese). Die Autorin vergleicht achtzehn …
Immigrant Dialects and Language Maintenance in Australia
Lexical Variation and Attrition in the Scottish Fishing Communities
Over the last half century many scholars have recorded, analysed and theorised language death. At the same time, many sociolinguists have considered how rapid and dependable …
Relative Constructions in European Non-Standard Varieties
Cross-linguistic studies on relative constructions in European languages are often centred on standard varieties as described in reference grammars. This volume breaks with the …
How to Live in Detroit Without Being a Jackass
The definitive insider's guide to living in one of America's most talked-about and least understood cities. With a wry sense of humor, Detroit native Aaron Foley walks you …
The Phonetics of Taiwanese
Taiwanese, formerly the lingua franca of Taiwan and currently the second largest language on the island, is genealogically related to Min from the Sino-Tibetan family. Throughout …
Variation, Selection, Development
Can language change be modelled as an evolutionary process? Can notions like variation, selection and competition be fruitfully applied to facts of language development? The …
