Dynamics of Contact-Induced Language Change

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"Meagre and inconclusive data are a persistent problem in contact linguistics,which combined with the subtlety of many aspects of contact such as codecopying means that perhaps little can actually be proven to the extent ofbeing watertight. However, through work which teases apart the complexities of contact in particular situations, while relating these details to generalproblems, we gradually move forward at least towards a fuller understanding of the forces which can play a role in these processes. This book is a valuablecontribution in that direction."Thomas Owen-Smith in: Linguist List 24.500