The ecology of language evolution / Salikoko S. Mufwene.
This major new work explores the development of creoles and other new languages, focusing on the conceptual and methodological issues they raise for genetic linguistics. Drawing on major theories of language formation, macroecology and population genetics, Mufwene proposes a common approach to the d...
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| Format: | eBook |
| Language: | English |
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Cambridge ; New York :
Cambridge University Press,
2001.
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| Series: | Cambridge approaches to language contact.
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| Summary: | This major new work explores the development of creoles and other new languages, focusing on the conceptual and methodological issues they raise for genetic linguistics. Drawing on major theories of language formation, macroecology and population genetics, Mufwene proposes a common approach to the development of creoles and other new languages. |
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| Physical Description: | 1 online resource (xviii, 255 pages) : illustrations, maps. |
| Bibliography: | Includes bibliographical references (pages 226-245) and indexes. |
| ISBN: | 0511019343 9780511019340 0511154577 9780511154577 0511046782 9780511046780 9780521791380 0521791383 9780511612862 0511612869 9786610429998 6610429995 1107121507 9781107121508 0511328451 9780511328459 0511174616 9780511174612 1280429992 9781280429996 |