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Isolation and Language Change: Contemporary and Sociohistorical Evidence from Tristan Da Cunha English (2003)Hardcover - 2003, 2 May 2003

Isolation and Language Change: Contemporary and Sociohistorical Evidence from Tristan Da Cunha English (2003)
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Part of Series
Palgrave Studies in Language Variation
Print Length
237 pages
Language
English
Publisher
Palgrave MacMillan
Date Published
2 May 2003
ISBN-10
1403904073
ISBN-13
9781403904072

Description

Extremely isolated communities offer 'laboratory conditions' for examining the processes of language change and dialect formation. This book presents findings of the first-ever ethnographic fieldwork on the most remote island in the world with a permanent population, Tristan da Cunha. It documents the historical formation of a unique local dialect and investigates the sociolinguistic mechanisms that underlie dialect contact and new-dialect formation. It also uncovers the linguistic consequences of post-insularity - language change processes as a result of increasing contacts with other communities and speakers. Researchers and students of language variation will find this book a unique resource.

Product Details

Author:
D Schreier
Book Edition:
2003
Book Format:
Hardcover
Country of Origin:
US
Date Published:
2 May 2003
Dimensions:
22.5 x 13.97 x 1.8 cm
ISBN-10:
1403904073
ISBN-13:
9781403904072
Language:
English
Location:
London
Pages:
237
Weight:
494.42 gm

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