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Mexican American English

Substrate Influence and the Birth of an Ethnolect
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Responding to the need for a comprehensive treatment of Mexican American English and its varied influences across multiple generations, this volume provides true insight into how language contact triggers language change, and illustrates previously under-recognised links to ethnolects of other migrant groups in different parts of the world. It demonstrates how the variety begins with Spanish interference features but evolves into a stable variety over time by filtering out some of the interference features and responding to forces such as exploitation of its speakers, education, and the need to develop solidarity. A large number of linguistic variables from multiple realms of language are analysed that provide a truly balanced picture of the divisions within the community across a range of linguistic levels such as syntax, phonology, prosody, accent, dialect, and sociolinguistics.

Author Biography:

Erik R. Thomas is a professor in the Department of English at North Carolina State University. His work focuses on the intersection of sociolinguistics and phonetics, as well as the speech of minorities.
Release date NZ
October 7th, 2021
Audience
  • Professional & Vocational
Contributor
  • Edited by Erik R Thomas
Illustrations
41 Tables, black and white; 5 Halftones, black and white; 83 Line drawings, black and white
Pages
381
Dimensions
151x228x20
ISBN-13
9781107491151
Product ID
35320284

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