Convergence, i.e. the increase of inter-systemic similarities, is usually considered the default development in language contact situations. This volume focuses

The intense language contact between Spanish and Catalan in Catalonia has led to cross-linguistic influence at all linguistic levels, but its effect on the pros

This volume offers a cross-disciplinary insight into language contact research, bringing together fresh empirical and theoretical studies from various fields co

The Routledge Handbook of Language Contact provides an overview of the state of the art of current research in contact linguistics. Presenting contact linguisti

This book aims to provide a better understanding of convergence and non-convergence phenomena, such as divergence, from different theoretical perspectives. It b