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2. The Failure of Linguistic Constraints on Interference

Sarah Grey Thomason and Terrence Kaufman

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Language Contact, Creolization, and Genetic Linguistics

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Chapters in this book

Frontmatter I
Contents VII
Preface XIII
1. Introduction 1
2. The Failure of Linguistic Constraints on Interference 13
3. Contact-Induced Language Change: An Analytic Framework 35
4. Language Maintenance 65
5. Language Shift with Normal Transmission 110
6. Shift without Normal Transmission: Abrupt Creolization 147
7. Pidgins 167
8. Retrospection 200
9. Case Studies 214
Notes 343
References 369
Indexes 391

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Chapters in this book

Frontmatter I
Contents VII
Preface XIII
1. Introduction 1
2. The Failure of Linguistic Constraints on Interference 13
3. Contact-Induced Language Change: An Analytic Framework 35
4. Language Maintenance 65
5. Language Shift with Normal Transmission 110
6. Shift without Normal Transmission: Abrupt Creolization 147
7. Pidgins 167
8. Retrospection 200
9. Case Studies 214
Notes 343
References 369
Indexes 391

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