Keller Code-Switching

Unifying Contemporary and Historical Perspectives
1. Auflage 2020
ISBN: 978-3-030-34667-6
Verlag: Springer International Publishing
Format: PDF
Kopierschutz: 1 - PDF Watermark

E-Book, Englisch, 94 Seiten

Reihe: Psychology and Our Planet

This book systematically discusses the link between bilingual language production and its manifestation in historical documents, drawing together two branches of linguistics which have much in common but are traditionally dealt with separately. By combining the study of historical mixed texts with the principles of modern code-switching and bilingualism research, the author argues that the cognitive processes underpinning the human capacity to produce mixed utterances have remained unchanged throughout history, even as the languages themselves are constantly changing. This book will be of interest to scholars of historical linguistics, syntactic theory (particularly generative grammar), language variation and change. 

Autoren/Hrsg.

Keller, Mareike L.

Inhaltsverzeichnis

1;Acknowledgments;6
2;Contents;8
3;Abbreviations;10
4;List of Figures;11
5;Chapter 1: Introduction;12
5.1;References;19
6;Chapter 2: Understanding the Grammar of Mixed Language;22
6.1;2.1 The Study of Code-Switching Structures;25
6.1.1;2.1.1 Constraint-Based Approaches;26
6.1.2;2.1.2 The MLF Model: Relevant Detail;30
6.1.3;2.1.3 Critical Voices;34
6.2;2.2 Historical Multilingualism and Code-Switching;37
6.2.1;2.2.1 Studying Historical Mixed Texts: A Contrastive Overview;38
6.2.2;2.2.2 Challenges of Mixed Language Manuscripts;41
6.2.3;2.2.3 Exploring the Diachronic Trajectory of Code-Switching;43
6.3;References;45
7;Chapter 3: Early English Code-Switching;49
7.1;3.1 Mixed Language Sermons;50
7.2;3.2 Variation Within the Noun Phrase;59
7.2.1;3.2.1 Data and Methodology;60
7.2.2;3.2.2 The Curious Case of Case Marking;62
7.2.3;3.2.3 Three Quirky Examples;64
7.2.4;3.2.4 Intermediate Summary;71
7.3;3.3 Stability Within the Verb Phrase;71
7.3.1;3.3.1 Data and Methodology;75
7.3.2;3.3.2 The Pivotal Role of the Finite Verb;76
7.3.3;3.3.3 Two Morphological Riddles;81
7.3.4;3.3.4 Intermediate Summary;84
7.4;References;85
8;Chapter 4: Code-Switching Across Time and Space;88
8.1;4.1 Assessing the Results;89
8.2;4.2 Theoretical Implications;92
8.3;4.3 Outlook;96
8.4;References;98
9;Index;101