言語接触と言語変化の力学 Dynamics of Contact-Induced Language Change (Language Contact and Bilingualism [LCB] 2) （2012. VIII, 393 S. 3 b/w ill., 16 b/w tbl., 1 Map. 230 mm）

Ed.: Chamoreau, Claudine/ Lé/glise, Isabelle

DE GRUYTER（2012発売）

• 製本 Hardcover:ハードカバー版／ページ数 372 p.
• 商品コード 9783110271331

基本説明

The chapters investigate topics such as the role of multilingual speakers, the differences between contact-induced change and change in endangered languages, and the relationship between contact-induced change and internal change.

Full Description

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.