Contact-induced variation and change in Yoruba: Optimality in grammar and its social dimensions

Arabic and contact-induced change

This volume offers a synthesis of current expertise on contact-induced change in Arabic and its neighbours, with thirty chapters written by many of the leading experts on this topic. Its purpose is to showcase the current state of knowledge regarding the diverse ou

VARIATION IN A NARRATIVE CORPUS OF MANO AND KPELLE: CONTACT-INDUCED OR NOT?

International audience This paper explores a corpus of spontaneous narratives and nar

A bifurcation threshold for contact-induced language change

One proposed mechanism of language change concerns the role played by second-language (L2) learners

Neutral Vowels in Optimality Theory: A Comparison of Yoruba and Wolof

Abstract Patterns of vowel harmony are frequently interrupted by the presence of neutral segments,

Dimensions of register variation in Somali

ABSTRACT The present study uses a multidimensional approach to analyze the linguistic characteristi

Optimality in Grammar: Core Syllabification in Imdlawn Tashlhiyt Berber