Language interrupted : signs of non-native acquisition in standard language grammars

Title
  1. Language interrupted : signs of non-native acquisition in standard language grammars / John McWhorter.
Published by
  1. Oxford ; New York : Oxford University Press, 2007.
Author
  1. McWhorter, John H.

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Description
  1. vi, 323 pages : illustrations; 25 cm
Summary
  1. "Written by one of the leading figures in creole studies, this book addresses in detail five distinct language families, making it of interest to specialists in all of them. Language Interrupted is also a useful unitary statement about language contact, to be consulted partly as a text and partly as a reference book with case studies."--Jacket.
Subject
  1. Typology (Linguistics)
  2. Linguistic change
  3. Languages in contact
  4. Languages in contact
  5. Linguistic change
  6. Grammatik
  7. Komplexität
  8. Sprachkontakt
  9. Sprachwandel
  10. Linguistique
Contents
  1. 1. Introduction -- 2. Defining grammatical complexity -- 3. Epistemological caveats -- 4. English -- 5. Mandarin Chinese -- 6. Persian -- 7. Colloquial Arabic -- 8. Malay -- 9. A new typology of language contact.
Owning institution
  1. Princeton University Library
Bibliography (note)
  1. Includes bibliographical references (p. 283-305) and index.