{"product_id":"the-genesis-of-sri-lanka-malay-a-case-of-extreme-language-contact-9789004234130","title":"The Genesis of Sri Lanka Malay: A Case of Extreme Language Contact","description":"\u003cb\u003eBook Synopsis\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003eIn The Genesis of Sri Lanka Malay: A Case of Extreme Language Contact, the synchrony and diachrony of Sri Lanka Malay are investigated from a variety of angles: Experts on South Asia, South East Asia, Creole Studies, Areal Linguistics, Typology, and Sociolinguistics all contribute their share to a truly global analysis of one of the most extreme cases of language contact, where the Malays changed the whole morphosyntax of their language in as little as just over three centuries.  The genesis of Sri Lanka Malay informs theories of language contact, language change, and 'creolization', as well as  sociolinguistics, language policy and planning and a critical analysis of the 'endangered language' discourse.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eTrade Review\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\"This volume is an excellent example of how the synergy of different linguistic fields can yield a tangible result. Reading through the volume, one gets a very clear picture of how far linguists have come in understanding the origins and formation of SLM. The Genesis of Sri Lanka Malay will be of great value not only to linguists interested in SLM, but also to scholars interested in language contact, language change, creolization, sociolinguistics, and language policy.\" – Francesca R. Moro, in: Journal of South Asian Languages and Linguistics 1\/2 (2014), pp. 223-228 \"This book will be of great value to linguists interested in the importance of socio-historical context in the development of contact languages and the interaction of structural features between languages in contact.\" – Felicity Meakins, The University of Queensland, on: Linguist List\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eTable of Contents\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003eList of Tables  List of Figures  List of Contributors  Acknowledgements  Abbreviations  PART I OVERVIEW 1. Introduction  Sebastian Nordhoff  2. Synchronic Grammar of Sri Lanka Malay Sebastian Nordhoff  PART II SOCIOLOGY, HISTORY, AND DEMOGRAPHY 3. Sri Lanka Malay: New Findings on Contacts  Peter Bakker  4. Known, Inferable, and Discoverable in Sri Lankan Malay Research Peter Slomanson  5. Issues of Power and Privilege in the Maintenance of Sri Lanka Malay: A Sociolinguistic Analysis Romola Rassool  PART III LANGUAGE CONTACT 6. The Lexical Sources of Sri Lanka Malay Revisited Scott Paauw  7. Sri Lankan Languages in the South-South Asia Linguistic Area: Sinhala and Sri Lanka Malay James W. Gair  8. Hijacked Constructions in Second Language Acquisition: Implications for Sri Lanka Malay  Ian Smith  9. The Semantics of Serial Verb Constructions in Sri Lanka Malay Mohamed Jaffar  10. The Genesis of Sri Lanka Malay as a Multi-Layered Process Sebastian Nordhoff  Index","brand":"Brill","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":53210632585559,"sku":"9789004234130","price":152.77,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":false}],"url":"https:\/\/bookcurl.com\/products\/the-genesis-of-sri-lanka-malay-a-case-of-extreme-language-contact-9789004234130","provider":"Book Curl","version":"1.0","type":"link"}