Migration-induced Variation in the Communicative Space

Krefeld, Thomas (2017): Migration-induced Variation in the Communicative Space. In: Gragoatá, Bd. 22, Nr. 42: S. 13-26

Abstract

Migration is one of the fundamental and widespread causes of linguistic contact and variation induced by contact. Although contact-induced linguistic variation is not uncommon, it requires explanation within a model that allows the linguistic data to be contextualized in the communicative space. It requires the localization of language variation from the speaker in his/her historical context (with his/her variety repertoire, his/her communicative routines and the effect of this communicative routines in his/her own repertoire). In this sense, the speaker represents a minimal unit of the communicative space ('glossotope') in which it is inserted.

• Dokumententyp: Zeitschriftenartikel
• Fakultät: Sprach- und Literaturwissenschaften > Department 2
• Themengebiete: 400 Sprache > 400 Sprache
• ISSN: 1413-9073
• Sprache: Englisch