Language Death: Factual and Theoretical Explorations with Special Reference to East Africa

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Language Death

Factual and Theoretical Explorations with Special Reference to East Africa

Edited by: Matthias Brenzinger

Language: English

Published/Copyright: 1992

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Volume 64 | Contributions to the Sociology of Language [CSL]

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Linguistics and Semiotics Other Languages of Europe European Languages, other
Linguistics and Semiotics Theoretical Frameworks and Disciplines Sociolinguistics
Linguistics and Semiotics Theoretical Frameworks and Disciplines Linguistics, other

Frontmatter Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed	i
Preface Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed	v
Contents Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed	vii
Part I
Social contexts of language death Matthias Brenzinger and Gerrit J. Dimmendaal Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed	3
Theory of language death Hans-Jürgen Sasse Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed	7
Codeswitching as a mechanism of deep borrowing, language shift, and language death Carol Myers-Scotton Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed	31
Language decay and contact-induced change: Similarities and differences Hans-Jürgen Sasse Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed	59
Part II
East African case studies Matthias Brenzinger Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed	83
The fate of ethnic languages in Tanzania Herman Batibo Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed	85
Language shift in Tanzania Karsten Legère Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed	99
Reduction in Kore reconsidered Gerrit J. Dimmendaal Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed	117
Dahalo: An endangered language Mauro Tosco Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed	137
Language death and the origin of strata: Two case studies of Swahili dialects Wilhelm J. G. Möhlig Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed	157
Chifundi and Vumba: Partial shift, no death Derek Nurse and Martin Walsh Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed	181
Lexical retention in language shift: Yaaku/Mukogodo-Maasai and Elmolo/Elmolo-Samburu Matthias Brenzinger Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed	213
Dialect death: The case of Terik Bernd Heine Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed	255
Language shift among the Suba of Kenya Franz Rottland and Duncan Okoth Okombo Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed	273
175 years of language shift in Gweno Christoph Winter Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed	285
Part III
A survey on language death in Africa Gabriele Sommer Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed	301
Names of scholars Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed	419
Subject index Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed	425
Index of languages (and variants) Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed	431
447-448 Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed	447

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October 25, 2012

eBook ISBN:

9783110870602

Hardcover published on:

September 1, 1992

Hardcover ISBN:

9783110134049

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Front matter:

8

Main content:

445

Illustrations:

3

Tables:

12

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10 Ktn.

https://doi.org/10.1515/9783110870602

eBook ISBN: 9783110870602

Hardcover ISBN: 9783110134049

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Sprachtod; Kongress; Homburg; Ostafrika

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