Language change and variation in Gibraltar /

Levey, David.

Language change and variation in Gibraltar / David Levey. - Amsterdam ; Philadelphia : John Benjamins Pub., ©2008. - 1 online resource (xxii, 192 pages) : illustrations, maps - Impact : studies in language and society, v. 23 1385-7908 ; . - Impact, studies in language and society ; 23. .

Includes bibliographical references (pages 173-188) and index.

Language Change and Variation in Gibraltar; Editorial page; Title page; LCC data; Dedication; Table of contents; Tables; Figures; Abbreviations; Acknowledgements; 1. Introduction; 2. The speech community of Gibraltar; 3. Fieldwork, methodology and analysis; 4. Language choice, competence and attitude; 5. Gibraltarian English; 6. Gibraltarian English; Summary and conclusions; References; Other material and sources consulted; Index; The series IMPACT: Studies in language and society.

While much has been written about Gibraltar from historical and political perspectives, sociolinguistic aspects have been largely overlooked. This book describes the influences which have shaped the colony's linguistic development since the British occupation in 1704, and the relationship between the three principal means of communication: English, Spanish and the code-switching variant Yanito. The study then focuses its attentions on the communicative forms and functions of Gibraltarian English. The closing of the border between Gibraltar and Spain (1969-1982), which effectively isolated the.


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9789027291592 (electronic bk.) 9027291594 (electronic bk.) (hb ; alk. paper) (hb ; alk. paper) 1282152254 9781282152250 9786612152252 6612152257




Linguistic change--Gibraltar.
Sociolinguistics--Gibraltar.
Languages in contact--Gibraltar.
Changement linguistique--Gibraltar.
Sociolinguistique--Gibraltar.
Langues en contact--Gibraltar.
FOREIGN LANGUAGE STUDY--Ancient Languages.
LANGUAGE ARTS & DISCIPLINES--Linguistics--Historical & Comparative.
Language and languages--Variation.
Languages in contact.
Linguistic change.
Sociolinguistics.


Gibraltar--Languages--Variation.
Gibraltar.


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