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ISBN 10: 052183175X 
ISBN 13: 9780521831758
Author: J Clancy Clements

The historical spread of Spanish and Portuguese throughout the world provides a rich source of data for linguists studying how languages evolve and change. This volume analyses the development of Portuguese and Spanish from Latin and their subsequent transformation into several non-standard varieties. These varieties include Portuguese- and Spanish-based creoles, Bozal Spanish and Chinese Coolie Spanish in Cuba, Chinese Immigrant Spanish, Andean Spanish, and Barranquenho, a Portuguese variety on the Portugal-Spain border. Clancy Clements demonstrates that grammar formation not only takes place in parent-to-child communication, but also, importantly, in adult-to-adult communication. He argues that cultural identity is also an important factor in language formation and maintenance, especially in the cases of Portuguese, Castilian, and Barranquenho. More generally, the contact varieties of Portuguese and Spanish have been shaped by demographics, by prestige, as well as by linguistic input, general cognitive abilities and limitations, and by the dynamics of speech community.

The Linguistic Legacy of Spanish and Portuguese Colonial Expansion and Language Change Cambridge Approaches to Language Contact 1st Table of contents:

Part I: Historical Contexts of Colonial Expansion

Chapter 1: The Iberian Powers and Their Global Reach

  • Spain’s Empire: Conquest, Administration, and Settlement

  • Portugal’s Empire: Trade Networks and Coastal Settlements

  • Motivations for Expansion: Economic, Religious, Political

  • Early Language Encounters

Chapter 2: Indigenous Societies and Pre-Colonial Linguistic Landscapes

  • Major Language Families in the Americas (e.g., Mesoamerican, Andean, Amazonian)

  • African Linguistic Diversity and the Transatlantic Slave Trade

  • Asian and Oceanic Linguistic Contexts

  • Pre-Existing Language Contact Phenomena

Part II: Mechanisms of Language Change in Colonial Settings

Chapter 3: Language Imposition and Shift

  • Policies of Linguistic Control

  • The Role of Missionaries and Religious Orders

  • Educational Systems and Language

  • Cases of Language Shift: From Indigenous Languages to Spanish/Portuguese

  • Resistance and Retention of Indigenous Languages

Chapter 4: Lexical Borrowing and Semantic Change

  • Incorporation of Indigenous Vocabulary into Spanish and Portuguese

  • Loanwords from African Languages

  • Semantic Extension and Narrowing

  • Calques and Loan Translations

Chapter 5: Phonological and Morphosyntactic Restructuring

  • Influence of Substrate Languages on Colonial Varieties

  • Simplification and Innovation in Colonial Grammars

  • Pidginization and Creolization: Theoretical Frameworks

  • Case Studies of Phonological and Morphosyntactic Change

Part III: Regional Case Studies and Outcomes

Chapter 6: The Spanish-Speaking Americas: From Mexico to the Southern Cone

  • Andean Spanish: Quechua and Aymara Influence

  • Caribbean Spanish: African and Indigenous Contributions

  • Central American and Mexican Spanish: Nahuatl and Mayan Legacies

  • Rioplatense Spanish and Guaraní Contact

Chapter 7: Brazilian Portuguese: African and Indigenous Contributions

  • The Role of Tupi and Other Indigenous Languages

  • African Language Influence on Brazilian Portuguese Phonology and Lexicon

  • The Development of Afro-Brazilian Varieties

  • Language Contact in the Amazon

Chapter 8: Spanish and Portuguese in Asia and Africa

  • Philippine Spanish and its Demise

  • Macanese Portuguese and other Asian Varieties

  • Portuguese-based Creoles in Africa (e.g., Guinea-Bissau, Cape Verde, São Tomé e Príncipe)

  • Spanish in Equatorial Guinea

Part IV: Sociolinguistic Dimensions and Contemporary Legacy

Chapter 9: Language Attitudes, Identity, and Education

  • Language and Social Hierarchy

  • The Construction of National Identities

  • Language Policy in Post-Colonial States

  • Indigenous Language Revitalization Efforts

  • Code-Switching and Multilingualism

Chapter 10: The Enduring Legacy and Future Directions

  • The Global Spread of Spanish and Portuguese

  • Ongoing Language Contact Phenomena

  • Research Frontiers in Language Contact Studies

  • Concluding Thoughts on Colonialism and Language Change

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