TY - BOOK ID - 455943 TI - Dynamics of contact-induced language change AU - Chamoreau, Claudine AU - Léglise, Isabelle PY - 2012 SN - 9783110271331 9783110271430 3110271338 3110271435 1280570989 9786613600585 PB - Berlin De Gruyter Mouton DB - UniCat KW - Sociolinguistics KW - Grammar KW - Dialectology KW - Languages in contact. KW - Grammar, Comparative and general KW - Language and languages KW - Multilingualism. KW - Sociolinguistics. KW - Morphosyntax. KW - Variation. KW - Sprachkontakt. KW - Sprachwandel. KW - Mehrsprachigkeit. KW - Language and society KW - Society and language KW - Sociology of language KW - Plurilingualism KW - Polyglottism KW - Characterology of speech KW - Language diversity KW - Language subsystems KW - Language variation KW - Linguistic diversity KW - Variation in language KW - Morphosyntactic features KW - Morphosyntax KW - Social aspects KW - Sociological aspects KW - Language and culture KW - Linguistics KW - Sociology KW - Integrational linguistics (Oxford school) KW - Areal linguistics KW - Morphology KW - Syntax KW - Philology KW - Language Change. KW - Language Contact. KW - Language Typology. UR - https://www.unicat.be/uniCat?func=search&query=sysid:455943 AB - Open publication The volume deals with previously undescribed morphosyntactic variations and changes appearing in settings involving language contact. Contact-induced changes are defined as dynamic and multiple, involving internal change as well as historical and sociolinguistic factors. A variety of explanations are identified and their relationships are analyzed. Only a multifaceted methodology enables this fine-grained approach to contact-induced change. A range of methodologies are proposed, but the chapters generally have their roots in a typological perspective. The contributors recognize the precautionary principle: for example, they emphasize the difficulty of studying languages that have not been described adequately and for which diachronic data are not extensive or reliable. Three main perspectives on contact-induced language change are presented. The first explores the role of multilingual speakers in contact-induced language change, especially their spontaneous innovations in discourse. The second explores the differences between ordinary contact-induced change and change in endangered languages. The third discusses various aspects of the relationship between contact-induced change and internal change. ER -