Recent developments in contact linguistics suggest considerable overlap of branches such as historical linguistics, variationist sociolinguistics, pidgin/creole

Highlights the complexity of contact-induced language change throughout the history of English by bringing together cutting-edge research from historical lingui

This book reflects on the future of the English language as used by native speakers, speakers of nativized New Englishes, and users of English as a lingua franc

Discusses disparate findings to examine the dynamics of contact between languages in an immigrant context.

The volumes in this series set out to provide a contemporary record of the spread and development of the English language in South, Southeast, and East Asia fro