Isolation and Language Change : Contemporary and Sociohistorical Evidence From Tristan da Cunha English
1st ed. 2003
by
D. Schreier
Book Details
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Paperback / Softback
Book Series
Palgrave Studies in Language Variation
ISBN-10
1349509248
ISBN-13
9781349509249
Edition
1st ed. 2003
Publisher
Palgrave Macmillan
Imprint
Palgrave Macmillan
Country of Manufacture
GB
Country of Publication
GB
Publication Date
Jan 1st, 2003
Print length
237 Pages
Product Classification:
SociolinguisticsHistorical & comparative linguisticsHistorical and comparative linguistics
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Extremely isolated communities offer 'laboratory conditions' for examining the processes of language change and dialect formation. It documents the historical formation of a unique local dialect and investigates the sociolinguistic mechanisms that underlie dialect contact and new-dialect formation.
Extremely isolated communities offer 'laboratory conditions' for examining the processes of language change and dialect formation. This book presents findings of the first-ever ethnographic fieldwork on the most remote island in the world with a permanent population, Tristan da Cunha. It documents the historical formation of a unique local dialect and investigates the sociolinguistic mechanisms that underlie dialect contact and new-dialect formation. It also uncovers the linguistic consequences of post-insularity - language change processes as a result of increasing contacts with other communities and speakers. Researchers and students of language variation will find this book a unique resource.
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