Naslov
Language Contact in Africa and the African Diaspora in the Americas

Urednik/ci
Cutler, Cecilia ; Vrzić, Zvjezdana ; Angermeyer, Philipp

Vrsta, podvrsta i kategorija knjige
Uredničke knjige, monografija, znanstvena

Izdavač
John Benjamins Publishing

Grad
Amsterdam

Godina
2017

Stranica
369

ISBN
9789027252777

Ključne riječi
language contact, pidgin and creole genesis, sociohistorical matrix of language contact, sources of grammar

Sažetak
Language contact involves the merging of multiple linguistic systems as a result of large scale human contact, e.g. migration, slavery, war, colonialism, trade, etc. This volume explores language contact between African and European languages on the African continent and in the Americas that came about largely as a result of slavery and colonialism. Language contact between African and European languages has resulted in a large number of new languages in Africa and the Americas that blend features from multiple codes. Linguists are piecing together the linguistic roots of these new languages and analyzing how demographic, language developmental, and cultural factors affect their structures. This volume shows how important it is to know as much as possible about these factors in order to make generalizations about language contact and understand how new languages emerge.

Izvorni jezik
Engleski

Znanstvena područja
Filologija

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