Koineization in Medieval Spanish
Format:Hardback
Publisher:De Gruyter
Published:19th Jun '03
Currently unavailable, and unfortunately no date known when it will be back
How and why do changes happen when and where they do? Is it possible to explain changes that occurred centuries ago? These are the central questions addressed in this book, in which the author argues that the development of numerous features of medieval (and modern) Spanish can best be explained as the results of koineization, a process in which mixing among speakers of different dialects leads to the rapid formation of a new mixed and generally simplified variety. The book includes a complete introduction to koineization and detailed study of three stages of dialect mixing in medieval Spanish.
ISBN: 9783110177442
Dimensions: unknown
Weight: 641g
354 pages
Reprint 2012