Language evolution : contact, competition and change / Salikoko S. Mufwene.
| Author/creator | Mufwene, Salikoko S. |
| Format | Book |
| Publication Info | London ; New York : Continuum, ©2008. |
| Description | xiv, 354 pages : illustrations, maps ; 26 cm |
| Supplemental Content | Table of contents |
| Supplemental Content | Table of contents |
| Supplemental Content | Table of contents |
| Supplemental Content | Table of contents |
| Subjects |
| Contents | 1. Introduction; Part 1: Population Dynamics and Language Evolution; 2. Language evolution; 3. Population movements, contacts, competition, selection, and language evolution; 4. How population-wide patterns emerge in language evolution; 5. What do creoles and pidgins tell us about the evolution of language?; 6. Race, racialism, and the study of language evolution in America; Part 2: Competition, Selection, And the Development of Creoles; 7. Competition and selection in language evolution; 8. Transfer and the 'substrate hypothesis' in creolistics; 9. Grammaticization and the development of creoles; 10. Multilingualism in linguistic history; Part 3: Globalization And Language Vitality; 11. Language birth and death; 12. Globalization and the myth of killer languages; 13. Globalization and language vitality in Francophone Africa; 14. A Case Study: The ecology of Gullah's survival; Conclusions: The big picture and questions for future research; Bibliography; Index. |
| Bibliography note | Includes bibliographical references (pages 285-336) and indexes. |
| Issued in other form | Online version: Mufwene, Salikoko S. Language evolution. London ; New York : Continuum, ©2008 |
| LCCN | 2008005678 |
| ISBN | 9780826493699 (hbk.) |
| ISBN | 0826493696 (hbk.) |
| ISBN | 9780826493705 (pbk.) |
| ISBN | 082649370X (pbk.) |
| Standard identifier# | 9780826493705 |
Availability
| Library | Location | Call Number | Status | Item Actions |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Joyner | General Stacks | P142 .M84 2008 | ✔ Available | Place Hold |