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Vernacular Universals and Language Contacts: Evidence from Varieties of English and Beyond - Routledge Studies in Germanic Linguistics Filppula Markku 1st edition
Vernacular Universals and Language Contacts: Evidence from Varieties of English and Beyond - Routledge Studies in Germanic Linguistics
Filppula Markku
Non-standard varieties of English all over the world share a striking number of grammatical features which are hard to explain because of the widely differing sociolinguistic and historical backgrounds of these varieties. Contributors to this book discuss two major factors behind the shared features: vernacular universals and contact-induced change.
392 pages, 55 black & white illustrations, 33 black & white tables, 26 black & white halftones, 29 b
| Media | Books Hardcover Book (Book with hard spine and cover) |
| Released | December 22, 2008 |
| ISBN13 | 9780415992398 |
| Publishers | Taylor & Francis Ltd |
| Pages | 386 |
| Dimensions | 152 × 229 × 28 mm · 890 g |
| Language | English |
| Editor | Filppula, Markku (University of Joensuu, Finland) |
| Editor | Klemola, Juhani (University of Tampere, Finland) |
| Editor | Paulasto, Heli (University of Joensuu, Finland) |