Diversity in Contact

Published by De Gruyter 2024

Diversity in Contact

Edited by: Nataliya Levkovych

Volume 21 in the series Koloniale und Postkoloniale Linguistik / Colonial and Postcolonial Linguistics (KPL/CPL)

https://doi.org/10.1515/9783111323756

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About this book

The contributions in the edited volume deal with different aspects of language contact which were hitherto not or not sufficiently considered in linguistic research.

The impact of the colonial languages Polish and German on the structures of the written varieties of Latvian is surveyed and compared. The opposite case – the impact of indigenous languages of Nigeria and Ghana on the colonial language English – is scrutinized from the perspective of the nexus of language and culture. Language contact in a diasporic context is examined in the case study on Jordanian Chechen. The effects of language contact on the lexicon and grammar of Basque are analyzed. In the in-depth study on Maltese adpositions, the influence of the contact language Italian is a central theme. The morphosyntax of place names is analyzed for the contact languages which typically arise in colonial contexts – Pidgins and Creoles. In the typological study dealing with areal phonology, languages of Europe are investigated revealing that the role of language contact is crucial for the distribution of phonological phenomena.

The novel nature and new strands of research in the contributions call for further investigations and form a new component in language-contact theory.

Author / Editor information

Nataliya Levkovych, University of Bremen, Germany

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Frontmatter Publicly Available Download PDF	I
Preface Nataliya Levkovych Publicly Available Download PDF	V
Contents Publicly Available Download PDF	IX
Part I
Differential impact of colonial languages on written languages A case study from Latvia in the early 19th century Nicole Nau Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	3
Contact in World Englishes at the nexus of language and culture Proverbs and idioms Marcus Callies Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	91
Far beyond the Caucasus Chechen in contact with Jordanian Arabic Diana Forker and Ala Al Sheshani Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	111
Scenarios of Basque Language Contact Martin Haase Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	145
The relevance of origin Exploring the connection between the origin and frequency of Maltese prepositions Maike Vorholt Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	165
On the morphosyntax of place names vs. common nouns in pidgins and creoles The encoding of two types of Ground in Goal and Source constructions Julia Nintemann and Nicole Hober Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	195
Places, manners, and the areal phonology of Europe Thomas Stolz and Nataliya Levkovych Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	249
Travellers in time and space Tracing loan conjunctions in the replica languages of the Arabo-Persian sphere of linguistic influence (with special focus on the shores of the Indian Ocean) Thomas Stolz and Nataliya Levkovych Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	327
Part II
The city as multilingual utopia Creating decolonial spaces for language in an urban setting Yaron Matras Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	369
Fluid registers and fixed language concepts in postcolonial spaces Magnus Fischer, Andreas Jäger, Carolin Patzelt and Ingo H. Warnke Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	439
Prolegomena to a study of code-switching in Togo and its metapragmatic functions Usage contexts as a means to assess prevailing language attitudes Andreas Jäger and Jascha de Bloom Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	477
Index of Authors Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	513
Index of Languages, Language Families, and Linguistic Areas Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	521
Index of Subjects Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	527

(Deutsch)

Language: German
Publisher: De Gruyter
Audience: Linguists interested in Linguistic Typology, Colonial and Postcolonial Impact on Language Contact Situations
Pages
- Front matter: 10
- Main content: 530
Illustrations
- Illustrations: 9
- Coloured Illustrations: 53
- Tables: 93
Keywords: Language Contact; Contact-induced Language Change; Borrowings

eBook

Published: November 20, 2023
ISBN: 9783111323756

Hardcover

Published: November 20, 2023
ISBN: 9783111323503