Mexican American English : Substrate Influence and the Birth of an Ethnolect Hardback
Edited by Erik R. (North Carolina State University) Thomas
Part of the Studies in English Language series
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Responding to the need for a comprehensive treatment of Mexican American English and its varied influences across multiple generations, this volume provides true insight into how language contact triggers language change, and illustrates previously under-recognised links to ethnolects of other migrant groups in different parts of the world.
It demonstrates how the variety begins with Spanish interference features but evolves into a stable variety over time by filtering out some of the interference features and responding to forces such as exploitation of its speakers, education, and the need to develop solidarity.
A large number of linguistic variables from multiple realms of language are analysed that provide a truly balanced picture of the divisions within the community across a range of linguistic levels such as syntax, phonology, prosody, accent, dialect, and sociolinguistics.
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- Format:Hardback
- Pages:380 pages, 41 Tables, black and white; 5 Halftones, black and white; 83 Line drawings, black and whi
- Publisher:Cambridge University Press
- Publication Date:21/02/2019
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- ISBN:9781107098565
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Available to Order - This title is available to order, with delivery expected within 2 weeks
- Format:Hardback
- Pages:380 pages, 41 Tables, black and white; 5 Halftones, black and white; 83 Line drawings, black and whi
- Publisher:Cambridge University Press
- Publication Date:21/02/2019
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- ISBN:9781107098565
