Language Contact and Change: Spanish in Los Angeles

by Carmen Silva-Corvalan and Carmen Silva-Corvalán

Book Overview

Languages in contact are characterized by constant and rapid change; thus, they provide a testing ground for hypotheses about processes of linguistic change. In this study, Silva-Corval n looks at an inter-generational sample of Spanish-English bilinguals in Los Angeles County. Bringing together analytical techniques employed in sociolinguistics, functional syntax, and discourse analysis, she uncovers the linguistic, cognitive, and social processes...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0198236441
• ISBN13: 9780198236443
• Release Date: August 1996
• Publisher: Clarendon Press
• Length: 270 Pages
• Weight: 1.55 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.6" x 6.3" x 9.3"