Language change and variation in Gibraltar

David Levey

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 colony, had important social and linguistic repercussions.This volume presents the first full account of the language attitudes and identity of a new generation of Gibraltarians, all of whom were born after the border was re-opened. Adopting a variationist approach, this study analyses the extent to which the language use and phonetic realisations of young Gibraltarians differ from those of previous generations and the factors conditioning language variation and change.

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[目次]

  • 1. Maps
  • 2. Tables
  • 3. Figures
  • 4. Abbreviations
  • 5. Acknowledgements
  • 6. Chapter 1. Introduction: English, Spanish...and Yanito
  • 7. Chapter 2. The speech community of Gibraltar: Past and present
  • 8. Chapter 3. Fieldwork, methodology and analysis
  • 9. Chapter 4. Language choice, competence and attitude
  • 10. Chapter 5. Gibraltarian English: Vowels and diphthongs
  • 11. Chapter 6. Gibraltarian English: Consonants
  • 12. Chapter 7. Summary and conclusions
  • 13. References
  • 14. Index

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書名 Language change and variation in Gibraltar
著作者等 Levey, David
シリーズ名 Impact : studies in language and society
出版元 John Benjamins Publishing
刊行年月 c2008
ページ数 xxii, 192 p.
大きさ 25 cm
ISBN 9789027218629
NCID BA89321788
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言語 英語
出版国 オランダ
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