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Language Contact and Grammatical Change

by Bernd Heine, Tania Kuteva, Salikoko S. Mufwene
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Synopsis

Offers an interesting insight into how language contact affects grammatical forms and structures.

About the Author, Bernd Heine

Bernd Heine is Professor of African Studies in the Institute for African Studies, University of Cologne.

Tania Kuteva is Professor of English Linguistics at the Institute for English and American Studies, University of Düsseldorf.

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Book Details

Published
February 1, 2005
Publisher
Cambridge University Press
Format
Paperback
ISBN
9780521608282

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