Preface

Chapters in this book

1. Frontmatter i
2. Contents v
3. Preface ix
4. 1 Introduction 1
5. 2 Contact Onsets and Stability 15
6. 3 Multilingualism in Nations and Individuals 27
7. 4 Contact-Induced Language Change: Results 59
8. 5 Linguistic Areas 99
9. 6 Contact-Induced Language Change: Mechanisms 129
10. 7 Contact Languages I: Pidgins and Creoles 157
11. 8 Contact Languages II: Other Mixed Languages 196
12. 9 Language Death 222
13. 10 Endangered Languages 240
14. Appendix 1: A Map of Some Contact Situations Around the World 247
15. Appendix 2: Official Language in the World's Nations 250
16. Glossary 256
17. References 281
18. Language index 297
19. Name index 303
20. Subject index 306