NEAR-ing the Australian standard?: Post-colonial English on the Cocos (Keeling) Islands

Abstract - English

According to Mufwene’s Founder Principle, in the early stages of language contact in a colonial setting the features of the original settler group’s English are selected by the indigenous group over those of latecomers... [ view full abstract ]

Authors

  1. Hannah Hedegard (University of Bern, Switzerland)

Topic Area

Language contact and competition

Session

T8319/P » Paper (08:00 - Thursday, 28th June, OGGB 319)

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