The Cambridge Handbook of Language Contact
The Cambridge Handbook of Language Contact
Anna María Escobar, University of Illinois, Urbana-Champaign
Language contact - the linguistic and social outcomes of two or more languages coming into contact with each other - has been pervasive in human history. However, where histories of language contact are comparable, experiences of migrant populations have been only similar, not identical. Given this, how does language contact work? With contributions from an international team of scholars, this Handbook - the first in a two-volume set - delves into this question from multiple perspectives and provides state-of-the-art research on population movement and language contact and change. It begins with an overview of how language contact as a research area has evolved since the late 19th century. The chapters then cover various processes and theoretical issues associated with population movement and language contact worldwide. It is essential reading for anybody interested in the dynamics of social interactions in diverse contact settings and how the changing ecologies influence the linguistic outcomes.
- Provides examples of socioeconomic history as a background for the phenomena discussed, along with an extensive and diverse bibliography.
- Offers examples of interdisciplinary research.
- Includes illustrations and maps, to help the reader situate the contents geographically.
Reviews & endorsements
'In this two-volume Cambridge handbook, Mufwene and Escobar have assembled four dozen novel studies on linguistic change, as induced or conditioned by migration, language contact, multilingualism and population structure. This hefty new reference work provides an important resource on language change in the living context of human societies.' George van Driem, Chair of Historical Linguistics, University of Bern
'What a treasure! - two volumes, 47 chapters, written by the foremost authorities, dazzling in the depth and breadth of its coverage of all aspects of language contact. A truly monumental contribution, destined to be the go-to reference for decades to come.' Lyle Campbell, University of Hawai'i, Mānoa
'With its global scope and inclusive approach, this work offers the most comprehensive overview of language contact to date. With contributions from leading specialists in each topic and region under the leadership of Mufwene and Escobar, the Handbook provides authoritative and state-of-the-art coverage of a vibrant and rapidly evolving field.' Stephen Matthews, University of Hong Kong
'Impressive.' Maggie Scott, The Year's Work in English Studies
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June 2022Adobe eBook Reader
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Table of Contents
- List of contributors
- List of figures
- List of tables
- Preface
- Introduction
- 1. Language contact: what a rich and intellectually stimulating history since the late 19th century! Salikoko S. Mufwene and Anna María Escobar
- Part I. Language Contact and Genetic Linguistics:
- 2. Language contact and historical linguistics Brian D. Joseph
- 3. The Chinese expansion and language coexistence in modern China Randy J. LaPolla
- 4. Tracing language contact in Africa's past Bonny Sands
- 5. Populations in contact: linguistic, archaeological, and genomic evidence for Indo-European diffusion Bridget Drinka
- 6. The impact of autochthonous languages on Bantu language variation: a comparative view on southern and central Africa Koen Bostoen and Hilde Gunnink
- Part II. Linguistic Areas:
- 7. The Balkans Victor A. Friedman
- 8. The Amazon basin: linguistic areas and language contact Alexandra Y. Aikhenvald
- 9. Migration and trade as drivers of language spread and contact in indigenous Latin America Thiago Costa Chacon
- 10. Language contact in South Asia Hans Henrich Hock
- Part III. Language Spread:
- 11. The geographic and demographic expansion of Malay James T. Collins
- 12. Geographic and demographic spread of Swahili Alamin Mazrui
- 13. Arabic language contact Jonathan Owens
- Part IV. Emergence and Spread of Some European Languages:
- 14. The emergence and evolution of romance languages in Europe and the Americas John M. Lipski
- 15. The expansion and evolution of Portuguese J. Clancy Clements
- 16. French and English in contact in North America Robert A. Papen
- 17. French in African contact settings Cécile B. Vigouroux
- 18. The geographical and demographic expansion of English Edgar W. Schneider and Sarah Buschfeld
- Part V. Language Diasporas:
- 19. Diasporas: an overview Dirk Hoerder and Henry Yu
- 20. Labor migrations: language change in communities and diasporas Dirk Hoerder and Henry Yu
- 21. The Korean diaspora Joseph Sung-Yul Park
- 22. The Chinese diaspora: language maintenance and loss Sherman Lee
- 23. The diachrony of Yiddish and Judaeo-Spanish as contact languages Marie-Christine Bornes Varol and Anne Szulmajster-Celnikier
- Author index
- Subject index.
