Language Contact and Change: Spanish in Los Angeles (Oxford Studies in Language Contact) [Paperback]

Carmen Silva-Corvalï¿1/2n (Author)

Book Description

ISBN-10: 0198236441 | ISBN-13: 978-0198236443 | Publication Date: August 22, 1996

Languages in contact are characterized by constant and rapid change; thus, they provide a testing ground for hypotheses about processes of linguistic change. In this study, Silva-Corval�n looks at an inter-generational sample of Spanish-English bilinguals in Los Angeles County. Bringing together analytical techniques employed in sociolinguistics, functional syntax, and discourse analysis, she uncovers the linguistic, cognitive, and social processes underlying language maintenance, as well as changes characteristic of language shift and loss.

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"The presentation of the material is very clear and well organized....This book is an important contribution not only to the study of the Spanish spoken in the United States, but also to studies of language contact, sociolinguistics, dialectology, and the sociology of the language, among other fields."--Anthropological Linguistics

About the Author

Carmen Silva-Corvalan is at University of Southern California.

Product Details

• Paperback: 272 pages
• Publisher: Oxford University Press, USA (August 22, 1996)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 0198236441
• ISBN-13: 978-0198236443
• Product Dimensions: 9.1 x 6.1 x 0.7 inches
• Shipping Weight: 13.4 ounces (View shipping rates and policies)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #1,430,468 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

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