LANGUAGE ATTRITION by Monika S. Schmid ( 9780521760409 ) - Books & Audio Books at Pickabook.co.uk

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LANGUAGE ATTRITION

By:

Monika S. Schmid

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ISBN 10:

0521760402

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9780521760409

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Publisher:

CAMBRIDGE UNIVERSITY PRESS

Pub. date:

7 July, 2011

Series:

Key Topics in Sociolinguistics

Pages:

296

Description:

An introduction to language attrition, providing an overview of linguistic and extralinguistic features involved and a description of research methods.

Synopsis:

'Language attrition' describes the loss of, or changes to, grammatical and other features of a language as a result of declining use by speakers who have changed their linguistic environment and language habits. In such a situation there may, for example, be simplification in the tense system or in certain properties of subordinate clauses; some vocabulary items might fall into disuse and phonetic features may be restructured. These changes can be affected by features of the speaker's environment, but also by his or her attitudes and processes of identification. This book provides a detailed and up-to-date introduction to the way in which language attrition can affect language, as well as to the extra- and sociolinguistic features involved. It also familiarizes the reader with experimental approaches to attrition and data analysis techniques and provides hands-on guidelines on how to apply them.

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51 b/w illus. 20 tables

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Cambridge University Press

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