Language attrition / / Monika S. Schmid [[electronic resource]]

• Record Nr.: UNINA9910789717303321
• Autore: Schmid Monika S.
• Pubbl/distr/stampa: Cambridge : , : Cambridge University Press, , 2011
• ISBN: 1-139-12431-5; 1-107-21647-8; 1-139-12253-3; 9786613298386; 1-283-29838-4; 0-511-85204-5; 1-139-11679-7; 1-139-12745-4; 1-139-11462-X; 1-139-11243-0
• Descrizione fisica: 1 online resource (xviii, 277 pages) : digital, PDF file(s)
• Collana: Key topics in sociolinguistics
• Disciplina: 306.44/6
• Soggetti: Language attrition; Code switching (Linguistics); Languages in contact; Sociolinguistics; Bilingualism
• Lingua di pubblicazione: Inglese
• Formato: Materiale a stampa
• Livello bibliografico: Monografia
• Note generali: Title from publisher's bibliographic system (viewed on 05 Oct 2015).
• Nota di bibliografia: Includes bibliographical references and index.
• Nota di contenuto: pt. 1. Linguistic aspects of language attrition -- pt. 2. Extralinguistic aspects of language attrition -- pt. 3. Conducting research on language attrition: preliminary considerations -- pt. 4. Experimental designs for attrition research: the language attrition test battery -- pt. 5. Coding and analysing the data
• Sommario/riassunto: 'Language attrition' describes the loss of, or changes to, grammatical and other features of a language as a result of declining use by speakers who have changed their linguistic environment and language habits. In such a situation there may, for example, be simplification in ; the tense system or in certain properties of subordinate clauses; some vocabulary items might fall into disuse and phonetic features may be restructured. These changes can be affected by features of the speaker's environment, but also by his or her attitudes and processes of identification. This book provides a detailed and up-to-date introduction to the way in which language attrition can affect language, as well as to the extra- and sociolinguistic features involved. It also familiarizes the reader with experimental approaches to attrition and data analysis techniques and provides hands-on guidelines on how to apply them.