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The second edition of the definitive reference on contact studies and linguistic change--provides extensive new research and original case studies

Language contact is a dynamic area of contemporary linguistic research that studies how language changes when speakers... Read Full Overview

The second edition of the definitive reference on contact studies and linguistic change--provides extensive new research and original case studies Language contact is a dynamic area of contemporary linguistic research that studies how language changes when speakers of different... Read Full Overview

The Handbook of Language Contact offers systematic coverage of the major issues in this field - ranging from the value of contact explanations in linguistics, to the impact of immigration, to dialectology - combining new research from a team of globally renowned scholars,... Read Full Overview