Abstract
Recent developments in contact linguistics suggest considerable overlap of branches such as historical linguistics, variationist sociolinguistics, pidgin/creole linguistics, language acquisition, etc. This book highlights the complexity of contact-induced language change throughout the history of English by bringing together cutting-edge research from these fields. Special focus is on recent debates surrounding substratal influence in earlier forms of English (particularly Celtic influence in Old English), on language shift processes (the formation of Irish and overseas varieties) but also on dialects in contact, the contact origins of Standard English, the notion of new epicentres in World English, the role of children and adults in language change as well as transfer and language learning. With contributions from leading experts, the book offers fresh and exciting perspectives for research and is at the same time an up-to-date overview of the state of the art in the respective fields.
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English as a Contact Language - Half title page pp i-i
Series page pp ii-iv
English as a Contact Language - Title page pp v-v
By Daniel Schreier, Marianne Hundt
Copyright page pp vi-vi
Contents pp vii-viii
Figures pp ix-x
Maps pp xi-xi
Tables pp xii-xiii
Contributors pp xiv-xv
By David Britain, Jenny Cheshire, Olga Fischer, Sue Fox, Raymond Hickey, Marianne Hundt, Paul Kerswill, Juhani Klemola, Christian Mair, Rajend Mesthrie, Salikoko S. Mufwene, Terence Odlin, Herbert Schendl, Edgar W. Schneider, Daniel Schreier, Sarah G. Thomason, Eivind Torgersen, Donald Winford, Walt Wolfram, Laura Wright
Acknowledgements pp xvi-xvi
1 - Introduction: nothing but a contact language . . . pp 1-17
By Marianne Hundt, Daniel Schreier
2 - The role of contact in English syntactic change in the Old and Middle English periods pp 18-40
By Olga Fischer
3 - Multilingualism and code-switching as mechanisms of contact-induced lexical change in late Middle English pp 41-57
By Herbert Schendl
4 - The contact origins ofStandard English pp 58-74
By Laura Wright
5 - English as a contact language in the British Isles pp 75-87
By Juhani Klemola
6 - English as a contact language in Ireland and Scotland pp 88-105
By Raymond Hickey
7 - The contact dynamics of socioethnic varieties in North America pp 106-130
By Walt Wolfram
8 - English as a contact language: the “New Englishes” pp 131-148
By Edgar W. Schneider
9 - English as a contact language: lesser-known varieties pp 149-164
By Daniel Schreier
10 - The role of mundanemobility and contact in dialect death and dialect birth pp 165-181
By David Britain
11 - The diversification of English:old, new and emerging epicentres pp 182-203
By Marianne Hundt
12 - Driving forces in English contact linguistics pp 204-221
By Salikoko S. Mufwene
13 - Substrate influence and universals in the emergence of contact Englishes: re-evaluating the evidence pp 222-241
By Donald Winford
14 - Transfer and contact in migrant and multiethnic communities: the conversational historicalbe+-ingpresent in South African IndianEnglish pp 242-257
By Rajend Mesthrie
15 - English as a contact language: the role of children and adolescents pp 258-282
By Paul Kerswill, Jenny Cheshire, Sue Fox, Eivind Torgersen
16 - Innovation and contact: the role of adults (and children) pp 283-297
By Sarah G. Thomason
17 - Accelerator or inhibitor? On the role of substrateinfluence ininterlanguage development pp 298-313
By Terence Odlin
18 - Speculating on the future of English as a contact language pp 314-328
By Christian Mair
Notes pp 329-341
References pp 342-384
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