Language contact and bilingualism / René Appel and Pieter Muysken.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Appel, René, author.

Muysken, Pieter, author.

Series:

Amsterdam Academic Archive

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Bilingualism.

Languages in contact.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (vii, 213 pages) : illustrations (black and white), digital PDF file(s)

Place of Publication:

Amsterdam : Amsterdam University Press, 2023.

Language Note:

English

Summary:

What happens - sociologically, linguistically, educationally, politically - when more than one language is in regular use in a community? How do speakers handle these languages simultaneously, and what influence does this language contact have on the languages involved? Although most people in the world use more than one language in everyday life, the approach to the study of language has usually been that monolingualism is the norm. The recent interest in bilingualism and language contact has led to a number of new approaches, based on research in communities in many different parts of the world. This book draws together this diverse research, looking at examples from many different situations, to present the topic in any easily accessible form.

Contents:

Contents; Preface; 1. Introductions: Bilingualism and language contact; Part I: Social aspects of the bilingual community; 2. Language and identity; 3. The sociology of language choice; 4. Language maintenance and shift; 5. Language planning; 6. Bilingual education; Part II: The bilingual speaker; 7. Psychological dimensions of bilingualism; 8. Second-language acquisition; 9. The effects of bilingualism; Part III: Language use in the bilingual community; 10. Code switching and code mixing; 11. Strategies of neutrality; 12. Strategies and problems in bilingual interaction

Part IV: Linguistic consequences13. Language contact and language change; 14. Lexical borrowing; 15. Pidgins and creoles; References; Index to languages and countries; Subject index; Author index

Notes:

Previously issued in print: London: Edward Arnold, 1987.

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Description based on online resource; title from PDF title page (viewed on February 1, 2023).

ISBN:

1-003-69871-9

1-281-97980-5

9786611979805

90-485-0413-9