Language Contact in Amazonia

Auteur: Aikhenvald, Alexandra (Professor and Research Leader, Cairns Institute, James Cook University)
Editeur: Oxford University Press
Investigates the contact between Arawak and Tucanoan languages, where language is seen as a badge of identity; language mixing is resisted for ideological reasons. The title considers which parts of the language categories are likely to be borrowed and examines changes brought about by recent contact with European languages and culture.
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Investigates the contact between Arawak and Tucanoan languages, where language is seen as a badge of identity; language mixing is resisted for ideological reasons. The title considers which parts of the language categories are likely to be borrowed and examines changes brought about by recent contact with European languages and culture.
ISBN / EAN 9780199257850
Auteur Aikhenvald, Alexandra (Professor and Research Leader, Cairns Institute, James Cook University)
Editeur Oxford University Press