Emerging Bilingual Speech : From Monolingualism to Code-Copying
Verschik, Anna
ISBN 10: 1441127445 ISBN 13: 9781441127440
Published by Continuum, 2011
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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.
About the Author: <div>Anna Verschik is Professor of Linguistics at Tallinn University, Estonia.</div>
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Title: Emerging Bilingual Speech : From ...
Publisher: Continuum
Publication Date: 2011
Binding: Soft cover
Condition: New