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dc.contributor.authorAndriani, Luigi
dc.contributor.authorD'Alessandro, Roberta
dc.contributor.authorFrasson, Alberto
dc.contributor.authorvan Osch, Brechje
dc.contributor.authorSorgini, Luana
dc.contributor.authorTerenghi, Silvia
dc.date.accessioned2022-08-30T08:36:54Z
dc.date.available2022-08-30T08:36:54Z
dc.date.issued2022-03-04
dc.description.abstractSyntactic change in contact is generally explained as a result of cognitive, structural/typological, or sociolinguistic factors. However, the relative weight of these factors in shaping the outputs of contact is yet to be assessed. In this paper, we propose a microcontact approach to the study of change in contact, focusing on microsyntactic points of variation across multiple language pairs that are structurally very close. We show that this approach makes it possible to more accurately identify some of the factors that are involved in change. By considering three case studies centered on the syntax of subjects, objects, and indexicals, we show that the outputs of syntactic change in microcontact diverge from what is expected under otherwise solid generalizations (avoidance of indeterminacy, avoidance of silence, the Interface Hypothesis, a tendency towards simplification, and the general stability of the indexical domain) regarding change in contact. Microcontact offers a finer-grained point of observation, allowing us to go beyond broader typological assumptions and to focus on the link between structure and cognition. The results of our case studies demonstrate that the outputs of change in contact are an interplay between cognitive and structural factors (see also Muysken 2013 for additional processing considerations), and that the micro-variational dimension is crucial in drawing a precise picture of heritage language syntax.en_US
dc.identifier.citationAndriani, D'Alessandro R, Frasson A, van Osch B, Sorgini, Terenghi. Adding the microdimension to the study of language change in contact. Three case studies. Glossa: a journal of general linguistics. 2022;7(1):1-36en_US
dc.identifier.cristinIDFRIDAID 2026560
dc.identifier.doi10.16995/glossa.5748
dc.identifier.issn2397-1835
dc.identifier.urihttps://hdl.handle.net/10037/26472
dc.language.isoengen_US
dc.publisherOpen Library of Humanitiesen_US
dc.relation.journalGlossa: a journal of general linguistics
dc.relation.projectIDinfo:eu-repo/grantAgreement/EC/EXCELLENT SCIENCE/681959/EU/Language variation and change from the Italian heritage perspective/MicroContact/en_US
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dc.rights.holderCopyright 2022 The Author(s)en_US
dc.titleAdding the microdimension to the study of language change in contact. Three case studiesen_US
dc.type.versionpublishedVersionen_US
dc.typeJournal articleen_US
dc.typeTidsskriftartikkelen_US
dc.typePeer revieweden_US


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