Creolization and Language Change

Creolization and Language Change
Author: Dany Adone
Publisher: Walter de Gruyter
Total Pages: 173
Release: 2011-05-03
Genre: Language Arts & Disciplines
ISBN: 3111339807

Over the past few decades, the book series Linguistische Arbeiten [Linguistic Studies], comprising over 500 volumes, has made a significant contribution to the development of linguistic theory both in Germany and internationally. The series will continue to deliver new impulses for research and maintain the central insight of linguistics that progress can only be made in acquiring new knowledge about human languages both synchronically and diachronically by closely combining empirical and theoretical analyses. To this end, we invite submission of high-quality linguistic studies from all the central areas of general linguistics and the linguistics of individual languages which address topical questions, discuss new data and advance the development of linguistic theory.

French Orthoëpy; Or, the Certain Guide to an Accurate French Pronunciation

French Orthoëpy; Or, the Certain Guide to an Accurate French Pronunciation
Author: Joseph D Gaillard
Publisher: Legare Street Press
Total Pages: 0
Release: 2023-07-18
Genre:
ISBN: 9781022766402

Originally published in the 19th century, Gaillard's guide to French pronunciation has been an invaluable resource for students and scholars alike. The book provides a comprehensive overview of French orthography and phonetics, as well as a detailed explanation of the most common mistakes made by English speakers when attempting to speak French. Whether you're an experienced francophone or a beginner just starting out on your language-learning journey, French Orthoëpy is an essential tool for achieving accurate and authentic French pronunciation. This work has been selected by scholars as being culturally important, and is part of the knowledge base of civilization as we know it. This work is in the "public domain in the United States of America, and possibly other nations. Within the United States, you may freely copy and distribute this work, as no entity (individual or corporate) has a copyright on the body of the work. Scholars believe, and we concur, that this work is important enough to be preserved, reproduced, and made generally available to the public. We appreciate your support of the preservation process, and thank you for being an important part of keeping this knowledge alive and relevant.

Social and Linguistic Change in European French

Social and Linguistic Change in European French
Author: N. Armstrong
Publisher: Springer
Total Pages: 328
Release: 2010-07-30
Genre: Language Arts & Disciplines
ISBN: 0230281710

An in depth examination of linguistic variation and change as a reflection of social convergence in the major French-speaking countries of Europe - France, Belgium and Switzerland. Considered in the context of linguistic levelling the book provides a detailed account of recent social and linguistic change in European French.

The Linguistics of the History of English

The Linguistics of the History of English
Author: Remco Knooihuizen
Publisher: Springer Nature
Total Pages: 209
Release: 2023-10-27
Genre: Language Arts & Disciplines
ISBN: 3031416929

This textbook approaches the history of English from a theoretical perspective. The book provides a brief chronological overview describing the way in which the English language has changed over time from Old English to Modern English, while subsequent parts adopt a theoretical focus that is thematically organised to deal with the question of how and why English changed in the way it did, including a part addressing some specific contact-induced changes and key topics such as English as a Lingua Franca. Supported throughout with information boxes with empirical studies, the examples given are all drawn from English, but boxes with examples from other languages tie the development of the English language into changes in other contexts and settings. This book is an ideal resource for undergraduate students of the English Language and historical linguistics.