This book is a collection of innovative studies on language contact. It contains novel works on unexplored issues related to language contact in different setti
It is generally agreed that about 7,000 languages are spoken across the world today and at least half may no longer be spoken by the end of this century. This s
The ability to speak two or more languages is a common human experience, whether for children born into bilingual families, young people enrolled in foreign lan
Most societies in today's world are multilingual. 'Language contact' occurs when speakers of different languages interact and their languages influence each oth
Analysis of bilinguals' use of two languages reveals highly adept code-switching: alternating between languages while keeping intact the separate grammars.