Linguistic Contact and Language Change

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An Introduction

Robert McColl Millar (University of Aberdeen)

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Cambridge University Press
05 December 2024

Language: history & general works; Sociolinguistics; Bilingualism & multilingualism; Historical & comparative linguistics

Linguistic contact is a reality of everyday life, as speakers of different languages come into contact with one another, often causing language change. This undergraduate textbook provides a means by which these processes, both modern and historical, can be analysed, based on cutting-edge theoretical and methodological practices. Chapters cover language death, the development of pidgins and creoles, linguistic convergence and language contact, and new variety formation. Each chapter is subdivided into key themes, which are supported by diverse and real-world case studies. Student learning is bolstered by illustrative maps, exercises, research tasks, further reading suggestions, and a glossary. Ancillary resources are available including extra content not covered in the book, links to recordings of some of the language varieties covered, and additional discussion, presentation and essay topics. Primarily for undergraduate students of linguistics, it provides a balanced, historically grounded, and up-to-date introduction to linguistic contact and language change.

By: Robert McColl Millar (University of Aberdeen)
Imprint: Cambridge University Press
Country of Publication: United Kingdom
Dimensions: Height: 261mm, Width: 182mm, Spine: 17mm
Weight: 640g
ISBN: 9781316512739
ISBN 10: 1316512738
Pages: 218
Publication Date: 05 December 2024
Audience: College/higher education , A / AS level
Format: Hardback
Publisher's Status: Active

1. Introduction; 2. Language death, language attrition and language contact; 3. Pidgins and Creoles; 4. Semi-Creoles (varieties with Creole-like features which are not Creoles); 5. Macro-convergence; 6. Close-variety convergence and change: the Koine; 7. Some final thoughts.

Robert McColl Millar is Professor in Linguistics and Scottish Language at the University of Aberdeen, Scotland. He has a particular interest in the ways in which history, economics, and ideology interact with language use, now and in the past. He his recent publications include A Sociolinguistic History of Scotland (2020), Trask's Historical Linguistics, 4th edition (2023), and A History of the Scots Language (2023).

Reviews for Linguistic Contact and Language Change: An Introduction

'The writing is also accessible and approachable for students who have not yet reached an advanced level of linguistic study.' Joseph Bauman, Penn State University