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Language attrition / Monika S. Schmid.
Van Pelt Library P40.5.L28 S365 2011
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- Format:
- Book
- Author/Creator:
- Schmid, Monika S.
- Language:
- English
- Subjects (All):
- Language attrition.
- Code switching (Linguistics).
- Languages in contact.
- Sociolinguistics.
- Bilingualism.
- Physical Description:
- xviii, 277 pages ; 18 cm
- Place of Publication:
- New York : Cambridge University Press, 2011.
- Summary:
- 'Language attrition' describes the loss of, or changes to, grammatical and other features of a language as a result of declining use by speakers who have changed their linguistic environment and language habits. In such a situation there may, for example, be simplification in the tense system or in certain properties of subordinate clauses; some vocabulary items might fall into disuse and phonetic features may be restructured. These changes can be affected by factors in the speaker's environment, and also by his or her attitudes and processes of identification. This book provides a detailed and up-to-date introduction to the way in which language attrition can affect language, as well as to the extra- and sociolinguistic features involved. It also familiarizes the reader with experimental approaches to attrition and data analysis techniques, and provides hands on guidelines on how to apply them.
- Each chapter contains examples, tips and quotes
- Includes a glossary giving basic definitions of key terms
- An accompanying website includes testing materials, tools for coding and analysing data collected via the research designs described in the book, and a collection of key materials. Book jacket.
- Contents:
- pt. 1. Linguistic aspects of language attrition
- pt. 2. Extralinguistic aspects of language attrition
- pt. 3. Conducting research on language attrition: preliminary considerations
- pt. 4. Experimental designs for attrition research: the language attrition test battery
- pt. 5. Coding and analysing the data
- Notes:
- Includes bibliographical references and index.
- ISBN:
- 9780521760409
- 0521760402
- 9780521759939
- 0521759935
- OCLC:
- 689858584
- Online:
- Contributor biographical information
- Publisher description
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