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The Linguistic Legacy of Spanish and Portuguese: Colonial Expansion and Language Change
J. Clancy Clements
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hardcover. Analyses the development of Portuguese and Spanish from Latin and their subsequent transformation into several non-standard varieties. Series: Cambridge Approaches to Language Contact. Num Pages: 276 pages, 4 maps. BIC Classification: CFB. Category: (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 228 x 152 x 18. Weight in Grams: 57.
The historical spread of Spanish and Portuguese throughout the world provides a rich source of data for linguists studying how languages evolve and change. This volume analyses the development of Portuguese and Spanish from Latin and their subsequent transformation into several non-standard varieties. These varieties include Portuguese- and Spanish-based creoles, Bozal Spanish and Chinese Coolie Spanish in Cuba, Chinese Immigrant Spanish, Andean Spanish, and Barranquenho, a Portuguese variety on the Portugal-Spain border. Clancy Clements demonstrates that grammar formation not only takes place in parent-to-child communication, but also, importantly, in adult-to-adult communication. He argues that cultural identity is also an ... Read more
The historical spread of Spanish and Portuguese throughout the world provides a rich source of data for linguists studying how languages evolve and change. This volume analyses the development of Portuguese and Spanish from Latin and their subsequent transformation into several non-standard varieties. These varieties include Portuguese- and Spanish-based creoles, Bozal Spanish and Chinese Coolie Spanish in Cuba, Chinese Immigrant Spanish, Andean Spanish, and Barranquenho, a Portuguese variety on the Portugal-Spain border. Clancy Clements demonstrates that grammar formation not only takes place in parent-to-child communication, but also, importantly, in adult-to-adult communication. He argues that cultural identity is also an ... Read more
Product Details
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2009
Publisher
Cambridge University Press United Kingdom
Number of pages
276
Condition
New
Series
Cambridge Approaches to Language Contact
Number of Pages
276
Place of Publication
Cambridge, United Kingdom
ISBN
9780521831758
SKU
V9780521831758
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About J. Clancy Clements
J. Clancy Clements is Professor of Linguistics and Spanish & Portuguese at Indiana University.
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