The second edition of the definitive reference on contact studies and linguistic change—provides extensive new research and original case studies Language con

Most societies in today's world are multilingual. 'Language contact' occurs when speakers of different languages interact and their languages influence each oth

The former Soviet Union (USSR) provides the ideal territory for studying language contact between one and the same dominant language (Russian) and a wide range

This new volume on language contact and contact languages presents cutting-edge research by distinguished scholars in the field as well as by highly talented ne

The appearance of Uriel Weinreich's Languages in Contact: Findings and Problems (1953) marked a milestone in the study of multilingualism and language contact.