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Bilingualism and Syntactic Change in Konkani

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Nadkarni, Mangesh V. – Language, 1975

The syntax of the relative clause in the Saraswat Brahmin dialect of Konkani, an Indo-Aryan language, has been Dravidianized because of the impact of the Dravidian Kannada language, operating through bilingual speakers. The Konkani-Kannada bilingual situation is described and an explanatory account of the syntactic change is given. (Author/CLK)

Descriptors: Bilingualism, Contrastive Linguistics, Dialect Studies, Dravidian Languages

Ethnicity in Phonological Variation and Change.

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Laferriere, Martha – Language, 1979

Examines the role of ethnicity, or the family and community, in determining linguistic variants (specifically, phonological variants) among Italians, Jews, and Irish in Boston. Implications for phonetic change and language acquisition are also discussed. (Author/AM)

Descriptors: Age, Community Influence, Cultural Influences, Diachronic Linguistics