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BL
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1006354
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b760724
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Levey, David.
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| Title & Author
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Language change and variation in Gibraltar /\ David Levey.
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| Publication Statement
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Amsterdam ;Philadelphia :: John Benjamins Pub.,, ©2008.
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| Series Statement
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Impact : studies in language and society,; v. 23
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1 online resource (xxii, 192 pages) :: illustrations, maps
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| ISBN
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1282152254
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: 6612152257
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: 9027291594
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: 9781282152250
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: 9786612152252
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: 9789027291592
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9027218625
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9789027218629
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Includes bibliographical references (pages 173-188) and index.
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| Contents
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Language Change and Variation in Gibraltar; Editorial page; Title page; LCC data; Dedication; Table of contents; Tables; Figures; Abbreviations; Acknowledgements; 1. Introduction; 2. The speech community of Gibraltar; 3. Fieldwork, methodology and analysis; 4. Language choice, competence and attitude; 5. Gibraltarian English; 6. Gibraltarian English; Summary and conclusions; References; Other material and sources consulted; Index; The series IMPACT: Studies in language and society.
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| Abstract
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While much has been written about Gibraltar from historical and political perspectives, sociolinguistic aspects have been largely overlooked. This book describes the influences which have shaped the colony's linguistic development since the British occupation in 1704, and the relationship between the three principal means of communication: English, Spanish and the code-switching variant Yanito. The study then focuses its attentions on the communicative forms and functions of Gibraltarian English. The closing of the border between Gibraltar and Spain (1969-1982), which effectively isolated the.
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Languages in contact-- Gibraltar.
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Linguistic change-- Gibraltar.
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Sociolinguistics-- Gibraltar.
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FOREIGN LANGUAGE STUDY-- Ancient Languages.
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Language and languages-- Variation.
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LANGUAGE ARTS DISCIPLINES-- Linguistics-- Historical Comparative.
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Languages in contact.
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Linguistic change.
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Sociolinguistics.
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Gibraltar, Languages, Variation.
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Gibraltar.
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| Dewey Classification
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417/.7094689
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| LC Classification
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P40.5.L542G55 2008eb
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