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Quechua's loss, Spanish's gain'
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This article showed that a loss of function by a language may entail loss of a particular linguistic distinction, and used data from the bilingual community of Cuzco, Peru to illustrate an aspect of the adaptive property of languages.Abstract:
The purpose of this paper is to illustrate an aspect of the adaptive property of languages. While scholars have shown that expansion in function is correlated with expansion of the linguistic structure, I show that a loss of function by a language may entail a loss of a particular linguistic distinction. The data used to illustrate this point are drawn from the bilingual community of Cuzco, Peru. (Language contact, the adaptive property of languages, linguistic variation, linguistic change.)read more
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Politeness : Some Universals in Language Usage
TL;DR: Gumperz as discussed by the authors discusses politeness strategies in language and their implications for language studies, including sociological implications and implications for social sciences. But he does not discuss the relationship between politeness and language.
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Language Contact and Bilingualism
R. Appel,Pieter Muysken +1 more
TL;DR: This book draws together this diverse research, looking at examples from many different situations, to present the topic in any easily accessible form, offering a much needed overview of this lively area of language study.
A typology of honorific uses of clusivity
Abstract: In many languages, pronouns are used with special meanings in honorific contexts. The most widespread phenomenon cross-linguistically is the usage of a plural pronoun instead of a singular to mark respect. In this chapter, I will investigate the possibility of using clusivity in honorific contexts. This is a rare phenomenon, but a thorough investigation has resulted in a reasonably diverse set of examples, taken from languages all over the world. It turns out that there are many different honorific contexts in which an inclusive or exclusive pronoun can be used. The most commonly attested variant is the usage of an inclusive pronoun with a polite connotation, indicating social distance.
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Linguistic Dimensions of Language Contact : The State of the Art in Interlinguistics
TL;DR: In this paper, a synthese des diverses orientations de recherche which ont marque le champ d'etude des langues en contact is proposed, i.e., psychologique, psychosocial, sociaux and linguistique.
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Linguistic and Social Interaction in Two Communities1
TL;DR: This paper examined the language usage of specific groups and attempted to relate it to linguistically distinct dialects and styles on the one hand and variables employed in the study of social interaction on the other.