Language contact in Amazonia / Alexandra Y. Aikhenvald.

• Map: Arawak and Tucanoan Languages in north-western Amazonia -- 1. Language Contact and Language Change in Amazonia -- 2. Diffusional Phenomena in Phonology -- 3. Typological Profile and Pronominal Systems of East Tucanoan and Arawak Languages -- 4. Nominal Categories and Diffusion -- 5. Diffusion of Verbal Categories -- 6. Diffusional Phenomena in Syntax and in Discourse -- 7. Impact of Portuguese on Tariana -- 8. How to Keep Languages Apart: Code-Switching and Code-Mixing -- 9. Language Awareness and Correct Speech Among the Tariana -- 10. Diffusion of Patterns and Direct Diffusion in the Vaupes -- 11. Language Obsolescence and Language Change in Tariana -- 12. Language Contact in Multilingual Situations: Conclusions -- App. 1. Classification of Arawak, Tucanoan, and Maku Languages; and a Grammatical Profile of Arawak Languages -- App. 2. Phonological Systems of North Arawak Languages of the Upper Rio Negro Area -- App. 3. Arawak Languages North of the Amazon: Grammatical and Lexical Comparisons -- App. 4. Portuguese of the Vaupes Area -- App. 5. Language Proficiency among the Tariana of Santa Rosa.

• "This book considers how and why forms and meanings of different languages at different times may resemble one another. The author explains the relationship between areal diffusion and the genetic development of languages, and reveals the means of distinguishing what may cause one language to share the characteristics of another."--Jacket. 

Ämnesord

Sydamerikanska språk  (sao)

Arawak (språkgrupp)  (sao)

Språkkontakter  (sao)

Arawakan languages.  (LCSH)

Tucanoan languages.  (LCSH)

Tariana language.  (LCSH)

Areal linguistics.  (LCSH)

Languages in contact  -- Amazon River Region. (LCSH)

Arawakan languages.  (fast)

Areal linguistics.  (fast)

Language and languages.  (fast)

Languages in contact.  (fast)

Tariana language.  (fast)

Tucanoan languages.  (fast)

Languages in contact  (LCSH)

Arawakan languages  (LCSH)

Amazon River Region  -- Languages. (LCSH)

Amazon River Region.  (fast)

Klassifikation

PM5099.8 (LCC)

498.35 (DDC)

Fxqc (kssb/8 (machine generated))