The Cambridge Handbook of Language Contact: Volume 2: Multilingualism in Population Structure

by Salikoko S. Mufwene

Language contact - the linguistic and social outcomes of two or more languages coming into contact with each other - starts with the emergence of multilingual populations. Multilingualism involving plurilingualism can have various consequences beyond borrowing, interference, and code-mixing and -switching, including the emergence of lingua francas and new language varieties, as well as language endangerment and loss. Bringing together contributions...

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1009098632
• ISBN13: 9781009098632
• Release Date: October 2022
• Publisher: Cambridge University Press
• Length: 690 Pages
• Weight: 2.70 lbs.
• Dimensions: 1.6" x 6.8" x 9.7"