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Language contact

The ideal introduction to language contact for students at all levels. It has been accessibly written by a leading expert in the field
Print Book, English, 2001
Edinburgh University Press, Edinburgh, 2001
x, 310 pages ; 24 cm
9780748607198, 9780748611669, 9780878408542, 0748607196, 0748611665, 0878408541
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1. Introduction
2. Contact Onsets and Stability
3. Multilingualism in Nations and Individuals
4. Contact-Induced Language Change: Results
5. Linguistic Areas
6. Contact-Induced Language Change: Mechanisms
7. Contact Language I: Pidgins and Creoles
8. Contact Languages II: Other Mixed Languages
9. Language Death
10. Endangered Languages
App. 1. A Map of Some Contact Situations Around the World
App. 2. Official Languages in the World's Nations