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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.

Historical linguistics --- English language --- Dialectology --- Anglais (langue) --- Langues en contact --- Linguistique historique --- Sociolinguistique --- Languages in contact. --- Historical linguistics. --- Histoire --- Variation linguistique --- Normalisation --- History. --- Variation. --- Standardization. --- LANGUAGE ARTS & DISCIPLINES --- English language. --- Englisch. --- Sprachkontakt. --- Sprachwandel. --- Standardsprache. --- Sprachvariante. --- History of English. --- Language contact. --- Varieties of English. --- Linguistics --- General. --- History of english. --- Language arts & disciplines --- Varieties of english. --- Langues en contact. --- Linguistique historique. --- Sociolinguistique. --- Histoire. --- Variation linguistique. --- Normalisation. --- Diachronic linguistics --- Dynamic linguistics --- Evolutionary linguistics --- Language and languages --- Language and history --- Areal linguistics --- History --- Dialects --- Arts and Humanities --- Language & Linguistics --- Germanic languages

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Historical sociolinguistics has now established itself as a separate independent field of linguistic inquiry, and the impact of its theoretical and empirical advances are reflected in a thriving body of publications of various types. This volume adds to this flourishing array by presenting nine original studies by highly accomplished scholars holding a prominent reputation in the field. The overarching objective of the volume is to call attention to contemporary trends and innovative developments in the discipline and, more generally, to highlight current research on the relationship between sociolinguistics and historical linguistics, social motivations of language variation and change, and corpus-based studies. The overall interdisciplinary nature of the contributions, the variety of languages they examine and the range of themes they address are distinguishing features of the book, which also make it appealing to a wider readership. The general themes covered by the volume include how to define the historical and social dimensions in historical sociolinguistics research, historical second-language use and multilingualism, the role and relevance played by linguistic ideologies and attitudes in language choices, usage, policy (standardization and preservation), and language death. More specific topics addressed are the linguistic strategies employed to convey and defend religious ideology or to heighten the overall persuasiveness of the information provided. Controversial and/or under-researched issues are tackled, such as authorship and gender in the study of private documents, the regularization and standardization of English orthography, and the issue of speakers' awareness of the dissociation between spoken and written language. In addition, several contributions are methodologically linked by employing data from epistolary correspondence.

Historical linguistics --- Sociolinguistics --- Historical linguistics. --- Philology. Linguistics. --- Historical sociolinguistics, history of English, discourse analysis, language ideologies, dialect death, standardisation, diaglossia, orthography. --- LANGUAGE ARTS & DISCIPLINES / Linguistics / Historical & Comparative. --- Diachronic linguistics --- Dynamic linguistics --- Evolutionary linguistics --- Language and languages --- Language and history --- Linguistics --- History --- Philology.

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Pathbreaking study of a vast and intriguing repertoire: arrangements for keyboard instruments of songs, arias, and other vocal pieces, from the age William Byrd to that of Handel.

Vokalmusik --- Klavierbearbeitung --- Vocal music. --- Keyboard instrument music, Arranged. --- Arrangement (Music) --- Vocal music --- Keyboard instrument music, Arranged --- Adaptation (Music) --- Arranging (Music) --- Musical arranging --- Musical transcription --- Transcription (Music) --- Instrumentation and orchestration --- Instrumentation and orchestration (Band) --- Music --- History and criticism. --- History. --- England --- England. --- Angleterre --- Anglii︠a︡ --- Inghilterra --- Engeland --- Inglaterra --- Anglija --- England and Wales --- English classical music. --- English opera. --- composition. --- history of English vocal performance. --- music theory. --- musical arrangement. --- musicology. --- opera. --- sixteenth century music. --- vocal performance studies.

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English Heart, Hindi Heartland examines Delhi's postcolonial literary world-its institutions, prizes, publishers, writers, and translators, and the cultural geographies of key neighborhoods-in light of colonial histories and the globalization of English. Rashmi Sadana places internationally recognized authors such as Salman Rushdie, Anita Desai, Vikram Seth, and Aravind Adiga in the context of debates within India about the politics of language and alongside other writers, including K. Satchidanandan, Shashi Deshpande, and Geetanjali Shree. Sadana undertakes an ethnographic study of literary culture that probes the connections between place, language, and text in order to show what language comes to stand for in people's lives. In so doing, she unmasks a social discourse rife with questions of authenticity and cultural politics of inclusion and exclusion. English Heart, Hindi Heartland illustrates how the notion of what is considered to be culturally and linguistically authentic not only obscures larger questions relating to caste, religious, and gender identities, but that the authenticity discourse itself is continually in flux. In order to mediate and extract cultural capital from India's complex linguistic hierarchies, literary practitioners strategically deploy a fluid set of cultural and political distinctions that Sadana calls "literary nationality." Sadana argues that English, and the way it is positioned among the other Indian languages, does not represent a fixed pole, but rather serves to change political and literary alliances among classes and castes, often in surprising ways.

Littérature indienne (de l'Inde) de langue anglaise --- Politique et littérature --- Indic literature (English) --- Publishers and publishing --- Book industries and trade --- Politics and literature --- Postcolonialism in literature. --- Postcolonialism --- Histoire et critique. --- History and criticism. --- History --- Book publishing --- Books --- Booksellers and bookselling --- Publishing --- american culture vs indian culture. --- comparing different cultures. --- cultural authenticity. --- delhi culture. --- easy to read. --- engaging. --- english. --- ethnographic study. --- globalization of english. --- great for reluctant readers. --- hindi. --- history of english. --- history of indian culture. --- history of indian languages. --- history. --- indian culture. --- indian linguistic hierarchies. --- learning from experts. --- leisure reads. --- literary culture. --- literary nationality. --- page turner. --- political and literary alliances. --- politics. --- urdu. --- vacation reads. --- Littérature indienne (de l'Inde) de langue anglaise --- Politique et littérature