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Linguistic Ecology and Language Contact by Ralph Ludwig

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Part of Cambridge Approaches To Language Contact series

Summary

This volume explores the role of linguistic ecology in the study of language contact. Bringing together an international team of experts, it offers a theoretical overview, followed by ten case studies on contact situations around the world, covering Europe, the Americas, Africa, the Indian Ocean, Asia, Australia and the Pacific.

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Linguistic Ecology and Language Contact by Ralph Ludwig

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 analysis. The chapters present and employ a new, transparent and accessible contact linguistic vocabulary to aid reader comprehension, and explore a wide range of language contact situations in Europe, Africa, the Middle East, Latin America, Asia and the Pacific. This book will be fascinating reading for students and researchers across contact linguistics and cultural studies.

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'Following an extraordinarily thorough editorial overview, the topics covered here range from conversation and code-mixing to language contact writ largeThis is a valuable treatment of an important area.' John Edwards, Editor, Journal of Multilingual and Multicultural Development
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 Mühlhäusler is Emeritus Foundation Professor of Linguistics at the University of Adelaide and Supernumerary Fellow of Linacre College, Oxford.
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ISBN 13 9781107041356
ISBN 10 110704135X
Title Linguistic Ecology and Language Contact
Author Ralph Ludwig
Series Cambridge Approaches To Language Contact
Condition Unavailable
Binding Type Hardback
Publisher Cambridge University Press
Year published 2018-12-20
Number of pages 400
Cover note Book picture is for illustrative purposes only, actual binding, cover or edition may vary.