The Cambridge Handbook of Language Contact: Volume 1: Population Movement and Language Change

Language contact has been prevalent in human history, but experiences of migrant populations have varied. This Handbook explores how language contact works from multiple perspectives and provides state-of-the-art research on population movement and language contact and change. It is essential reading for anyone interested in the dynamics of social interactions in diverse contact settings.

Format: Hardback
Length: 782 pages
Publication date: 30 June 2022
Publisher: Cambridge University Press

Language contact, the interaction between two or more languages, has been a prevalent phenomenon throughout human history. While the experiences of migrant populations have often been similar in comparable language contact histories, they have not always been identical. This raises the question of how language contact operates. To address this, this Handbook, the first in a two-volume set, brings together an international team of scholars to explore the topic from diverse perspectives. It provides cutting-edge research on population movement and language contact and change, covering various processes and theoretical issues across the globe. The Handbook begins by tracing the evolution of language contact as a research area since the late 19th century. It then delves into the complexities of population movement and language contact, examining how social interactions and changing ecologies shape linguistic outcomes. This comprehensive resource is essential for anyone interested in understanding the dynamics of social interactions in diverse contact settings and the influence of ecological factors on linguistic evolution.

Language contact, the interaction between two or more languages, has been a prevalent phenomenon throughout human history. While the experiences of migrant populations have often been similar in comparable language contact histories, they have not always been identical. This raises the question of how language contact operates. To address this, this Handbook, the first in a two-volume set, brings together an international team of scholars to explore the topic from diverse perspectives. It provides cutting-edge research on population movement and language contact and change, covering various processes and theoretical issues across the globe. The Handbook begins by tracing the evolution of language contact as a research area since the late 19th century. It then delves into the complexities of population movement and language contact, examining how social interactions and changing ecologies shape linguistic outcomes. This comprehensive resource is essential for anyone interested in understanding the dynamics of social interactions in diverse contact settings and the influence of ecological factors on linguistic evolution.

Weight: 1410g
Dimension: 250 x 174 x 45 (mm)
ISBN-13: 9781009098649