Modern contact linguistics has primarily focused on contact between languages that are genetically unrelated and structurally distant. This compendium of articl
Every language has been influenced in some way by other languages. In many cases, this influence is reflected in words which have been absorbed from other langu
The last three decades have seen the emergence of Construction Grammar as a major research paradigm in linguistics. At the same time, very few researchers have
By integrating novel developments in both contact linguistics and morphological theory, this volume pursues the topic of borrowed morphology by recourse to soph
Language Contact. An International Handbook offers a comprehensive overview of current topics in research on language contact. Broadly conceived, it stands out