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Languages in Contact by Uriel Weinreich

Languages in Contact

Findings and Problems

Uriel Weinreich

De Gruyter · Print & ebook · May 1, 1979

“This remains the fundamental base for studies of multilingual communities and language shift.

Sociolinguistics
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Who it’s for
Readers studying multilingual communities and language shift
Themes
Multilingual communities, Language shift
Genres
Sociolinguistics

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“This remains the fundamental base for studies of multilingual communities and language shift. Weinreich laid out the concepts, principles and issues that govern empirical work in this field, and it has not been replaced by any later general treatment.” Prof. Dr. William Labov, University of Pennsylvania, Department of Linguistics

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  • Linguistics
  • Historical Linguistics
Authors
Uriel Weinreich
Publisher
De Gruyter
Published
May 1, 1979
Format
Print & ebook
Theme
Multilingual communities · Language shift
Reading lane
Linguistics