Vernacular Universals and Language Contacts: Evidence from Varieties of English and Beyond (Routledge Studies in Germanic Linguistics)

by Markku Filppula (Editor), Markku Filppula (Editor), Heli Paulasto (Editor), Juhani Klemola (Editor)

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  Illustrated
  2009

  $156.47

  Discusses the role of two major factors shaping the grammars of different varieties of English (and of other languages) all over the world: so-called vernacular universals and contact-induced change. This book focuses on putative universal vernacular features.