Title The ecology of language evolution / Salikoko S. Mufwene.

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Cambridge ; New York : Cambridge University Press, 2001.

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Description	1 online resource (xviii, 255 pages) : illustrations, maps.
Series	Cambridge approaches to language contact
	Cambridge approaches to language contact.
Bibliography	Includes bibliographical references (pages 226-245) and indexes.
Contents	Cover; Half-title; Series-title; Title; Copyright; Contents; Illustrations; Preface; Acknowledgments; 1 Introduction; 2 The Founder Principle in the development of creoles; 3 The development of American Englishes: factoring contact in and the social bias out; 4 The legitimate and illegitimate offspring of English; 5 What research on development of creoles can contribute to genetic linguistics; 6 Language contact, evolution, and death: how ecology rolls the dice; 7 Past and recent population movements in Africa: their impact on its linguistic landscape; 8 Conclusions: the big picture; Notes.
Summary	This major new work explores the development of creoles and other new languages, focusing on the conceptual and methodological issues they raise for genetic linguistics. Drawing on major theories of language formation, macroecology and population genetics, Mufwene proposes a common approach to the development of creoles and other new languages.
Note	Print version record.
Subject	Historical linguistics.
	Creole dialects -- History.
	Languages in contact.
	Social ecology.
	FOREIGN LANGUAGE STUDY -- Ancient Languages.
	LANGUAGE ARTS & DISCIPLINES -- Linguistics -- Historical & Comparative.
	Creole dialects. (OCoLC)fst00882773
	Historical linguistics. (OCoLC)fst00958134
	Languages in contact. (OCoLC)fst00992434
	Social ecology. (OCoLC)fst01122434
	Creooltalen.
	Taalgenese.
	Ecolinguistics.
	Taalcontact.
	Lingüística histórica.
	Dialeto regional.
	Sociolingüística.
	Kolonialismus.
	Evolutionstheorie.
	Sprachwandel.
	Kreolisierung.
	Soziolinguistik.
	Englisch.
	Kreolische Sprachen.
	Black English.
	Europa.
	Afrika.
Genre/Form	History. (OCoLC)fst01411628
Other Form:	Print version: Mufwene, Salikoko S. Ecology of language evolution. Cambridge ; New York : Cambridge University Press, 2001 0521791383 (DLC) 00052925 (OCoLC)45304054
ISBN	0511019343 (electronic bk.)
	9780511019340 (electronic bk.)
	9780511612862 (electronic bk.)
	0511612869 (electronic bk.)

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