{"product_id":"the-handbook-of-language-contact-9781118347157","title":"The Handbook of Language Contact","description":"\u003ci\u003eThe Handbook of Language Contact\u003c\/i\u003e offers systematic coverage of the major issues in this field - ranging from the value of contact explanations in linguistics, to the impact of immigration, to dialectology - combining new research from a team of globally renowned scholars, with case studies of numerous languages. \u003cul\u003e \u003cli\u003eAn authoritative reference work exploring the major issues in the field of language contact: the study of how language changes when speakers of distinct speech varieties interact\u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003eBrings together 40 specially-commissioned essays by an international team of scholars\u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003eExamines language contact in societies which have significant immigration populations, and includes a fascinating cross-section of case studies drawing on languages across the world\u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003eAccessibly structured into sections exploring the place of contact studies within linguistics as a whole; the value of contact studies for research into language change; and language contact in the context of work on language and society\u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003eExplores a broad range of topics, making it an excellent resource for both faculty and students across a variety of fields within linguistics\u003c\/li\u003e \u003c\/ul\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Raymond Hickey\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Wiley-Blackwell\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 09\/17\/2012\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 896\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eBinding Type:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 2.92lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 9.70h x 6.80w x 1.60d\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN:\u003c\/b\u003e 9781118347157\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eAbout the Author\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eRaymond Hickey\u003c\/b\u003e is Professor of Linguistics at Essen University, Germany. His main areas of research are varieties of English (especially Irish English) and general questions of language contact, shift, and change as well as computer corpus processing. He has published widely, the most recent titles being \u003ci\u003eA Sound Atlas of Irish English\u003c\/i\u003e (2004), \u003ci\u003eLegacies of Colonial English\u003c\/i\u003e (2004), \u003ci\u003eDublin English: Evolution and Change\u003c\/i\u003e (2005), \u003ci\u003eIrish English: History and Present-Day Forms\u003c\/i\u003e (2007), and \u003ci\u003eEighteenth-Century English: Ideology and Change\u003c\/i\u003e (2010).\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003ci\u003eThis title is not returnable\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Wiley-Blackwell","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":40689454514291,"sku":"9.78112E+12","price":87.95,"currency_code":"EUR","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0555\/9255\/0515\/products\/img_3805d340-e8d0-4668-9ae5-f26c1ff5d8c6.jpg?v=1675265019","url":"https:\/\/bookstorenmore.com\/en-de\/products\/the-handbook-of-language-contact-9781118347157","provider":"Bookstore N More","version":"1.0","type":"link"}