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Emerging Bilingual Speech

By Anna Verschik

Emerging Bilingual Speech Social Sciences

Emerging Bilingual Speech

By Anna Verschik

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Anna Verschik offers a new perspective on how a previously monolingual community of Russian-speakers in Estonia is rapidly becoming bilingual after the end of the Soviet occupation in 1991. The contact-induced change in Russian under the growing impact of Estonian is analysed in the theoretical framework of code-copying. Changes in linguistic behaviour of the speakers are often a result of intentional cultivation of non-monolingual communication strategies and language policies, and go hand in hand with the development of a new identity, 'Estonian Russians'. Emerging Bilingual Speech is a fascinating study that will be of interest to researchers studying language contact, language change and bilingualism.
Product details
Edition:
1
Number of Pages:
270
Release Date:
2008-12-31
Publication Date:
2008-10-31
Publisher:
Continnuum-3PL
Languages:
Original: English
ISBN10:
0826497209
ISBN13:
9780826497208
Weight:
573 g
Height:
161 cm
Width:
240 cm
Thickness:
19 cm
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