This book investigates the contact between Arawak and Tucanoan languages spoken in the Vaupés river basin in northwest Amazonia, which spans Colombia and Brazil. The book considers which parts of the language categories are likely tobe borrowed and examines changes brought about by recent contact with European languages and culture. INDICE: 1: Language Contact and Language Change in Amazonia; 2: Diffusional Phenomena in Phonology; 3: Typological Profile and Pronominal Systems of East Tucanoan and Arawak Languages; 4: Nominal Categories and Diffusion; 5: The Diffusion of Verbal Categories; 6: Diffusional Phenomena in Syntax and in Discourse; 7: The Impact of Portuguese on Tariana; 8: How to Keep Languages Apart: Code-Switching and Code-Mixing; 9: Language Awareness and Correct Speech Among the Tariana; 10: Diffusion of Patterns and Direct Diffusion in the Vaupés;11: Language Obsolescence and Language Change in Tariana; 12: Language Contact in Multilingual Situations: Conclusions; References; Index of Languages; Index of Authors; Subject Index
- ISBN: 978-0-19-958824-4
- Editorial: Oxford University
- Encuadernacion: Rústica
- Páginas: 398
- Fecha Publicación: 03/06/2010
- Nº Volúmenes: 1
- Idioma: Inglés