Papers from the 4th International Conference on Historical Linguistics
Papers from the 4th International Conference on Historical Linguistics

Author: Elizabeth Closs Traugott

Publisher: John Benjamins Publishing

Published: 1980-01-01

Total Pages: 447

ISBN-13: 9027235015

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The studies in this volume are revised versions of a selection from the papers presented at the Fourth International Conference on Historical Linguistics, held at Stanford University on 26 30 March 1979. Papers at this conference, and in this volume, treat aspects of all current topics in historical linguistics, including topics that are only recently considered relevant, such as acquisition, structure, and language use.

Papers from the Fourth International Conference on Historical Linguistics, Stanford, March 26–30 1979
Papers from the Fourth International Conference on Historical Linguistics, Stanford, March 26–30 1979

Author: Elizabeth Closs Traugott

Publisher: John Benjamins Publishing

Published: 1980-01-01

Total Pages: 447

ISBN-13: 9027281181

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The studies in this volume are revised versions of a selection from the papers presented at the Fourth International Conference on Historical Linguistics, held at Stanford University on 26–30 March 1979. Papers at this conference, and in this volume, treat aspects of all current topics in historical linguistics, including topics that are only recently considered relevant, such as acquisition, structure, and language use.

Developing Grammars
Developing Grammars

Author: Willemijn M. Klein

Publisher: Springer Science & Business Media

Published: 2012-12-06

Total Pages: 268

ISBN-13: 3642673856

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This study deals with variation in grammar both from a theoretical and an empirical point of view. In Part I (Chaps. 1-4), an attempt is made to char acterize this phenomenon within the broader context of what might be called the "fluctuating character of natu'ral language", and to develop suitable and precise descriptive techniques that account for it. The method which is pro posed here is called "variety grammar" - roughly speaking, this is a formal grammar with probabilistic weighting for an ordered set of varieties, such as dialects, sociolects, registers, or developmental stages. In Part II (Chaps. 5-8), this technique is applied to an important area of grammatical variation - to the process of second language acquisition in social context, based on a large investigation of the language behavior of foreign migrant workers acquiring German through everyday contacts. We have tried to characterize their "developing grammars" and to relate this complex developmental process to social and individual factors that determine it.

Bilingualism and Linguistic Conflict in Romance
Bilingualism and Linguistic Conflict in Romance

Author: Rebecca Posner

Publisher: Walter de Gruyter

Published: 1993

Total Pages: 648

ISBN-13: 9783110117240

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TRENDS IN LINGUISTICS is a series of books that open new perspectives in our understanding of language. The series publishes state-of-the-art work on core areas of linguistics across theoretical frameworks, as well as studies that provide new insights by approaching language from an interdisciplinary perspective. TRENDS IN LINGUISTICS considers itself a forum for cutting-edge research based on solid empirical data on language in its various manifestations, including sign languages. It regards linguistic variation in its synchronic and diachronic dimensions as well as in its social contexts as important sources of insight for a better understanding of the design of linguistic systems and the ecology and evolution of language. TRENDS IN LINGUISTICS publishes monographs and outstanding dissertations as well as edited volumes, which provide the opportunity to address controversial topics from different empirical and theoretical viewpoints. High quality standards are ensured through anonymous reviewing. To discuss your book idea or submit a proposal, please contact Birgit Sievert.

Routledge Revivals: The Other Languages of England (1985)
Routledge Revivals: The Other Languages of England (1985)

Author: Xavier Couillaud

Publisher: Routledge

Published: 2018-02-06

Total Pages: 407

ISBN-13: 1315278596

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The ‘other’ languages of England — those which originate in South and East Asia, and Southern and Eastern Europe — are now important parts of everyday life in urban England. First published in 1985, this book gives detailed information about which languages are in widespread use among children and adults, patterns of language use in different social contexts, the teaching of these community languages inside and outside of mainstream schools, and the educational implications of this linguistic diversity for all children in England. They authors argue that this continued and widespread bilingualism is a valuable potential resource for both the speakers and society as a whole.

L2 Acquisition and Creole Genesis
L2 Acquisition and Creole Genesis

Author: Claire Lefebvre

Publisher: John Benjamins Publishing

Published: 2006-01-01

Total Pages: 449

ISBN-13: 9027253021

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In this volume, second language (L2) acquisition researchers and creolists engage in a dialogue, focusing on processes at work in L2 acquisition and creole genesis. The volume opens with an overview of the relationship between L2 acquisition and pidgins/creoles (Siegel). The first group of papers addresses current language contact at a societal or an individual level (Smith; Terrill and Dunn; Bruhn de Garavito and Atoche; Liceras et al.; Muller). The second section focuses on processes characterizing various stages of L2 acquisition and creole genesis: relexification and transfer from the L1 and their role in the initial state (Sprouse; Schwartz; Kouwenberg; Aboh; Ionin). Chapters in the third section discuss processes involved in developing grammars, namely, reanalysis and restructuring (Sanchez; Brousseau and Nikiema; Steele and Brousseau). The final section concentrates on fossilization and the end state (Cornips and Hulk; Montrul; Lardiere). Between them, the chapters cover lexical, morphological, phonological, semantic and syntactic properties of interlanguage grammars and creole grammars.

Living in Two Cultures
Living in Two Cultures

Author: Unesco

Publisher: Aldershot, England : Gower ; Paris, France : Unesco Press

Published: 1982

Total Pages: 350

ISBN-13:

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UNESCO pub. Monographic compilation of research papers comprising a comparison of the socio-cultural situation of migrant workers and their families and migrant education issues in Europe and the USA - examines the failures and successes of language teaching programmes, teaching methods, teaching and training materials, training participation rates, etc., discusses women immigrant issues (incl. Social adjustment and acculturation), and includes suggestions. Bibliography after each chapter and statistical tables.