Screen LibraryKoineization in medieval Spanish /
Biographical note: Donald N. Tuten is Assistant Professor at Emory University, Georgia, USA.
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De Gruyter Mouton,
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| Publisher Address: | Berlin : |
| Publication Dates: |
2012. ©2003 |
| Literature type: | eBook |
| Language: | English |
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Contributions to the sociology of language [csl] ;
volume 88 |
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http://dx.doi.org/10.1515/9783110901269 http://www.degruyter.com/doc/cover/9783110901269.jpg |
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Biographical note: Donald N. Tuten is Assistant Professor at Emory University, Georgia, USA. Main description: How and why do changes happen when and where they do? Is it possible to explain changes that occurred centuries ago? These are the central questions addressed in this book, in which the author argues that the development of numerous features of medieval (and modern) Spanish can best be explained as the results of koineization, a process in which mixing among speakers of different dialects leads to the rapid formation of a new mixed and generally simplified variety. The book includes a complete introduction to koineization and detailed study of three stages of dialect mixing in medieval Spanish. Review text: "Damit bietet die Arbeit ein gut fundiertes Instrumentarium, um den engen Zusammenhang zwischen au ersprachlichem und sprachlichem Wandel, wie ihn der Vf. f r das kastilische Mittelalter darstellt, zu analysieren."Yvonne Kiegel-Keicher in: Romanische Forschungen, 117, 4-2005 |
| Carrier Form: | 1 online resource (xi, 345 pages) : illustrations. |
| Bibliography: | Includes bibliographical references (pages [302]-331) and index. |
| ISBN: | 9783110901269 |
| Index Number: | PC4077 |
| CLC: | H340.9 |