Overview
- Applies current grammatical models and theories of code-switching to historical texts
- Offers insight into code-switching as a mode of communication in different periods and settings
- Argues that the cognitive principles underpinning language mixing have remained unchanged over the centuries
Part of the book series: New Approaches to English Historical Linguistics (NAEHL)
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This book systematically discusses the link between bilingual language production and its manifestation in historical documents, drawing together two branches of linguistics which have much in common but are traditionally dealt with separately.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.
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About the author
Mareike L. Keller is Junior Lecturer at Mannheim University, Germany. Her research focuses on historical bilingualism and code-switching patterns.
Bibliographic Information
Book Title: Code-Switching
Book Subtitle: Unifying Contemporary and Historical Perspectives
Authors: Mareike L. Keller
Series Title: New Approaches to English Historical Linguistics
DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-030-34667-6
Publisher: Palgrave Pivot Cham
eBook Packages: Social Sciences, Social Sciences (R0)
Copyright Information: The Editor(s) (if applicable) and The Author(s) 2020
Hardcover ISBN: 978-3-030-34666-9Published: 30 January 2020
eBook ISBN: 978-3-030-34667-6Published: 03 January 2020
Series ISSN: 2946-4056
Series E-ISSN: 2946-4064
Edition Number: 1
Number of Pages: XI, 94
Number of Illustrations: 7 b/w illustrations
Topics: Historical Linguistics, Language Change, Syntax, Medieval Literature, Bilingualism