Dynamics of language contact : English and immigrant languages

Dynamics of language contact : English and immigrant languages /

Written by a leading expert in the field, this new and much-needed account brings together disparate findings to examine the dynamics of contact between languages in an immigrant context and asks how and why some languages survive longer than others in such a context.

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Bibliographic Details
Online Access: Full text (MCPHS users only)
Main Author: Clyne, Michael G., 1939-2010
Format: Electronic eBook
Language:English
Published: Cambridge ; New York : Cambridge University Press, 2003
Series:Cambridge approaches to language contact.
Subjects:
Languages in contact > Australia.
English language > Influence on foreign languages.
English language > Australia.
Immigrants > Australia > Language.
Sociolinguistics > Australia.
Local Note:ProQuest Ebook Central
Description
Summary:Written by a leading expert in the field, this new and much-needed account brings together disparate findings to examine the dynamics of contact between languages in an immigrant context and asks how and why some languages survive longer than others in such a context.
Physical Description:1 online resource (xv, 282 pages) : illustrations, 1 map
Bibliography:Includes bibliographical references (pages 248-272) and indexes.
ISBN:0511066899
9780511066894
0511060580
9780511060588
9780521781367
0521781361
9780511606526
0511606524
9780511069024
0511069022
9781280417955
1280417951
9781139146449
1139146440
9786610417957
6610417954
Source of Description, Etc. Note:Print version record.

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