Contact languages : ecology and evolution in Asia /
Why do groups of speakers in certain times and places come up with new varieties of languages? What are the social settings that determine whether a mixed language, a pidgin or a Creole will develop, and how can we understand the ways in which different languages contribute to the new grammar? Throu...
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Format: | Electronic eBook |
Language: | English |
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Cambridge :
Cambridge University Press,
2009.
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Series: | Cambridge approaches to language contact.
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Online Access: | CONNECT |