附註:Includes bibliographical references (pages 248-272) and indexes.
Dynamics of language shift -- On models and terms -- Dynamics of convergence and transference -- Dynamics of transversion -- Dynamics of plurilingual processing -- Dynamics of cultural values in contact discourse -- Towards a synthesis.
摘要:Written by a leading expert in the field, this new and much-needed account brings together disparate findings to examine the dynamics of contact between languages in an immigrant context and asks how and why some languages survive longer than others in such a context.