Language Contact, Creolization, and Genetic Linguistics
Контакт языков, креолизация и генетическая лингвистика
1988-12-31
SCID: 54.1/f5jng6za
Discuss with AI
Thomason and Kaufman frameworkcontact-induced language changecreolizationgenetic linguisticslanguage contact
Figures from the paper
Abstract (AI)
Ten years of research back up the bold new theory advanced by authors Thomason and Kaufman, who rescue the study of contact-induced language change from the neglect it has suffered in recent decades. The authors establish an important new framework for the historical analysis of all degrees of contact-induced language change.
Key Findings
1
A decade of research supports the authors' framework for analyzing contact-induced language change.
2
The proposed framework applies to all degrees of contact-induced change, providing a unified approach for historical analysis.
3
The work rescues contact-induced change from prior neglect and establishes it as central to genetic linguistics and creolization studies.
4
Thomason and Kaufman present a bold new theory that revitalizes the study of contact-induced language change.
Research Object
Contact-induced language change (language contact and creolization phenomena)
Research Subject
Framework and historical analysis of degrees and mechanisms of contact-induced language change and their implications for genetic linguistics
Publication Details
Publication Date
1988-12-31
Journal
Publisher
ISSN
Access Type
Author Information
Download PDF
Subscribe to digest