Linguistic borrowing in bilingual contexts

A number of previous approaches to linguistic borrowing and contact phenomena in general have concluded that there are no formal boundaries whatsoever to the kinds of material that can pass from one language into another. At the same time, various hierarchies illustrate that some things are indeed m...

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Autor principal: Field, Fredric W. (-)
Formato: Libro electrónico
Idioma:Inglés
Publicado: Amsterdam ; Philadelphia : J. Benjamins c2002.
Colección:EBSCO Academic eBook Collection Complete.
Studies in language companion series ; v. 62.
Acceso en línea:Conectar con la versión electrónica
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Sumario:A number of previous approaches to linguistic borrowing and contact phenomena in general have concluded that there are no formal boundaries whatsoever to the kinds of material that can pass from one language into another. At the same time, various hierarchies illustrate that some things are indeed more likely to be borrowed than others. Linguistic Borrowing in Bilingual Contexts addresses both, by examining claims of no absolute limits and synthesizing various hierarchies. It observes that all contact phenomena are systematic, and borrowing is no exception. Regarding forms, the determining fa.
Descripción Física:xiii, 252 p.
Formato:Forma de acceso: World Wide Web.
Bibliografía:Incluye referencias bibliográficas (p. [229]-242) e índice.
ISBN:9789027296115
9781588112859