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Cambridge Approaches to Language Contact: Linguistic Ecology and Language Contact
Edited By Ralph Ludw
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Description for Cambridge Approaches to Language Contact: Linguistic Ecology and Language Contact
hardcover. This book revisits and updates the concept of linguistic ecology, outlining applications to a variety of contact situations worldwide. Editor(s): Ludwig, Ralph; Pagel, Steve; Muhlhausler, Peter. Series: Cambridge Approaches to Language Contact. Num Pages: 410 pages, 46 b/w illus. 19 tables. BIC Classification: CFA; CFB; CFF. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 247 x 174. Weight in Grams: 500.
Contributions from an international team of experts revisit and update the concept of linguistic ecology in order to critically examine current theoretical approaches to language contact. Language is understood as a part of complex socio-historical-cultural systems, and interaction between the different dimensions and levels of these systems is considered to be essential for specific language forms. This book presents a uniform, abstract model of linguistic ecology based on, among other things, two concepts of Edmund Husserl's philosophy (parts and wholes, and foundation). It considers the individual speaker in the specific communication situation to be the essential heuristic basis of linguistic ... Read more
Contributions from an international team of experts revisit and update the concept of linguistic ecology in order to critically examine current theoretical approaches to language contact. Language is understood as a part of complex socio-historical-cultural systems, and interaction between the different dimensions and levels of these systems is considered to be essential for specific language forms. This book presents a uniform, abstract model of linguistic ecology based on, among other things, two concepts of Edmund Husserl's philosophy (parts and wholes, and foundation). It considers the individual speaker in the specific communication situation to be the essential heuristic basis of linguistic ... Read more
Product Details
Publisher
Cambridge University Press
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2018
Series
Cambridge Approaches to Language Contact
Condition
New
Weight
500g
Number of Pages
400
Place of Publication
Cambridge, United Kingdom
ISBN
9781107041356
SKU
V9781107041356
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99-12
About Edited By Ralph Ludw
Ralph Ludwig is Professor of Romance Linguistics at Martin Luther University Halle-Wittenberg. Steve Pagel is Assistant Professor of Romance Linguistics at Martin Luther University Halle-Wittenberg. Peter Muhlhausler is Emeritus Foundation Professor of Linguistics at the University of Adelaide and Supernumerary Fellow of Linacre College, Oxford.
Reviews for Cambridge Approaches to Language Contact: Linguistic Ecology and Language Contact
Advance praise: 'Following an extraordinarily thorough editorial overview, the topics covered here range from conversation and code-mixing to language contact writ large. This is a valuable treatment of an important area.' John Edwards, Editor, Journal of Multilingual and Multicultural Development Following an extraordinarily thorough editorial overview, the topics covered here range from conversation and code-mixing to language contact writ ... Read more