Standardized Grammar of Naga Pidgin
Author: M. V. Sreedhar
Publisher:
Published: 1985
Total Pages: 224
ISBN-13:
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Anglo-Nagamese Grammar
Author: N. Khashito Aye
Publisher:
Published: 2015
Total Pages: 150
ISBN-13: 9789351567028
DOWNLOAD EBOOKSociolinguistic Perspectives
Author: Charles A. Ferguson
Publisher: Oxford University Press
Published: 1996-02-15
Total Pages: 359
ISBN-13: 0195357701
DOWNLOAD EBOOKThe work of the linguist Charles A. Ferguson spans more than three decades, and is remarkable for having been consistently at the forefront of scholarship on the relationship between language and society. This volume collects his most influential and seminal papers, each having expanded the parameters of sociolinguistics and the sociology of language. Taken together, they cover a wide range of topics and issues, and, more importantly, reflect the intellectual progress of a founder of the sociolinguistic field. The volume is divided thematically into four sections, and an introduction by Thom Huebner outlines the evolution of Ferguson's ideas and the impact they have had on other scholars. This book is essential reading for everyone interested in the field of sociolinguistics.
Pidgins, Creoles and Mixed Languages
Author: Viveka Velupillai
Publisher: John Benjamins Publishing Company
Published: 2015-04-15
Total Pages: 629
ISBN-13: 9027268843
DOWNLOAD EBOOKThis lucid and theory-neutral introduction to the study of pidgins, creoles and mixed languages covers both theoretical and empirical issues pertinent to the field of contact linguistics. Part I presents the theoretical background, with chapters devoted to the definition of terms, the sociohistorical settings, theories on the genesis of pidgins and creoles, as well as discussions on language variation and the sociology of language. Part II empirically tests assumptions made about the linguistic characteristics of pidgins and creoles by systematically comparing them with other natural languages in all linguistic domains. This is the first introduction that consistently applies the findings of the Atlas of Pidgin and Creole Language Structures and systematically includes extended pidgins and mixed languages in the discussion of each linguistic feature. The book is designed for students of courses with a focus on pidgins, creoles and mixed languages, as well as typologically oriented courses on contact linguistics.
Language Change and Language Contact in Pidgins and Creoles
Author: John H. McWhorter
Publisher: John Benjamins Publishing
Published: 2000
Total Pages: 518
ISBN-13: 9789027252432
DOWNLOAD EBOOKThis book collects a selection of fifteen papers presented at three meetings of the Society for Pidgin and Creole Linguistics in 1996 and 1997. The focus is on papers which approach issues in creole studies with novel perspectives, address understudied pidgin and creole varieties, or compellingly argue for controversial positions. The papers demonstrate how pidgins and creoles shed light on issues such as verb movement, contact-induced language change and its gradations, discourse management via tense-aspect particles, language genesis, substratal transfer, and Universal Grammar, and cover a wide range of contact languages, ranging from English- and French-based creoles through Portuguese creoles of Africa and Asia, Sango, Popular Brazilian Portuguese, West African Pidgin Englishes, and Hawaiian Creole English.
Sociolinguistic Perspectives : Papers on Language in Society, 1959-1994
Author: Charles A. Ferguson Professor of Linguistics Stanford University (Emeritus)
Publisher: Oxford University Press, USA
Published: 1996-01-18
Total Pages: 362
ISBN-13: 0198025319
DOWNLOAD EBOOKThe work of the linguist Charles A. Ferguson spans more than three decades, and is remarkable for having been consistently at the forefront of scholarship on the relationship between language and society. This volume collects his most influential and seminal papers, each having expanded the parameters of sociolinguistics and the sociology of language. Taken together, they cover a wide range of topics and issues, and, more importantly, reflect the intellectual progress of a founder of the sociolinguistic field. The volume is divided thematically into four sections, and an introduction by Thom Huebner outlines the evolution of Ferguson's ideas and the impact they have had on other scholars. This book is essential reading for everyone interested in the field of sociolinguistics.
Language in South Asia
Author: Braj B. Kachru
Publisher: Cambridge University Press
Published: 2008-03-27
Total Pages: 633
ISBN-13: 0521781418
DOWNLOAD EBOOKAn overview of the language in South Asia within a linguistic, historical and sociolinguistic context, comprising authoritative contributions from international scholars within the field of language and linguistics. It is an accessible interdisciplinary book for students and scholars in sociolinguistics, multilingualism, language planning and South Asian studies.
The Origins of Grammar
Author: James R. Hurford
Publisher: Oxford University Press
Published: 2012
Total Pages: 808
ISBN-13: 0199207879
DOWNLOAD EBOOKThe second in James Hurford's acclaimed two-volume exploration of the biological evolution of language explores the evolutionary and cultural preconditions and consequences of humanity's great leap into language.
Naga Identity
Author: Braj Bihari Kumar
Publisher: Concept Publishing Company
Published: 2005
Total Pages: 204
ISBN-13: 9788180691928
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