Language Contact

Language Contact

by SarahG.Thomason (Author)

Synopsis

On the Flathead Reservation in northwestern Montana, the sixty remaining fluent speakers of Montana Salish, most of them elderly, speak their language only to each other, changing to English when outsiders or younger tribal members are present. This title documents the linguistic consequences of language contacts worldwide.

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Format: Paperback
Pages: 324
Publisher: Georgetown University Press
Published: 01 Jun 2001

ISBN 10: 0878408541
ISBN 13: 9780878408542