Progression and regression in language: Sociocultural, neuropsychological, and linguistic perspectives

HYLTENSTAM Kenneth & VIBERG Åke (Eds)

ISBN 10: 0521438748 / ISBN 13: 9780521438742

Published by Cambridge University Press, 1993

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487 pages, paperback, VG+ [0521438748].

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Bibliographic Details

• Title: Progression and regression in language: Sociocultural, neuropsychological, and linguistic perspectives
• Publisher: Cambridge University Press
• Publication Date: 1993
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 0521438748
• ISBN 13: 9780521438742
• Binding: Soft cover
• Edition: 1st Edition
• Condition: Very Good

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Synopsis

First published in 1994, this crosslinguistic collection looks at changes and developments in language involving gain or loss in structural complexity or utility. The dynamics of these processes of progression and regression are examined at the societal and the individual level, and the two are compared. In the former, the focus is on the social and cultural forces that influence groups of speakers to create new languages or abandon old ones. In the latter, the acquisition and attrition of both first and second languages are considered. Questions raised include: Can parallel structural patterning be observed in whole languages and in the individual's version of a language? Is there parallelism between progression and regression? Can changes occurring in progression and regression be interpreted in a typological framework? These are addressed from sociological, neuropsychological, and linguistic perspectives.

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This crosslinguistic collection looks at changes and developments in language involving gain or loss in structural complexity or utility. The dynamics of these processes of progression and regression are examined at the societal and individual level, and the two are compared.