OLAC Record oai:soas.ac.uk:MPI1209620

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Title:		Modeling Change in Contact Settings: a Case Study of Phonological Convergence
		Chirkova_Tao_2016_DuoxuModel
		Duoxu: Documentation of a Critically Endangered Language of South-West China
Contributor (author):		Katia Chirkova
		Gong Tao
Coverage:		France
Date:		2016-10-05
Description:		Abstract: This paper presents a simulation study of phonological convergence. The goals are (1) to address the role of some linguistic and social factors assumed to have an effect on the process of convergence, and (2) to test the following explanations of empirical observations related to phonological convergence: (a) the loss of phonological distinctions in a language that has undergone convergence is correlated with the relative frequency and markedness of these in the combined bilingual repertoire, and (b) widespread bilingualism is a prerequisite for convergence. Our simulation results suggest: (1) that social factors may play a more essential role in the process of convergence than linguistic factors; (2) that the above-mentioned two explanations in convergence studies may not be valid. Our study contributes to a more systematic understanding of convergence and it suggests computer simulations as a promising tool for investigation of complex cases of language change in contact settings. // The article is currently in the process of revision.
Format:		application/pdf
Identifier:		oai:soas.ac.uk:MPI1209620
		MDP0257
Identifier (URI):		https://lat1.lis.soas.ac.uk/ds/asv?openpath=MPI1209620%23
Publisher:		Katia Chirkova
		CNRS-CRLAO
Subject:		Academic Publication
		English language
Subject (ISO639):		eng
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Archive:		Endangered Languages Archive
Description:		http://www.language-archives.org/archive/soas.ac.uk
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OaiIdentifier:		oai:soas.ac.uk:MPI1209620
DateStamp:		2018-11-08
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Citation:		Katia Chirkova; Gong Tao. 2016-10-05. Katia Chirkova.
Terms:		area_Europe country_GB iso639_eng
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Country:		United Kingdom
Area:		Europe