Mixed languages were considered an oddity of contact linguistics until Thomason and
Kaufman (1988) revisited the challenges they posed. Before then, debate about whether or …

This article provides an up-to-date perspective on the endangerment that contact languages
around the world are facing, with a focus on pidgins, creoles, and mixed languages. While …

Mixed languages2 are the result of the fusion of two identifiable source languages, normally
in situations of community bilingualism. As recently as the 1990s, the existence of these …

Title description The Language of Emotions: The case of Dalabon (Australia) is the first
extensive study of the linguistic encoding of emotions in an Australian language, and further …

Light Warlpiri is a mixed language, with Warlpiri and Aboriginal English/Kriol as its sources.
It was developed by a group who received codeswitched input in a baby talk register from …

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

Since colonisation, the language ecology of Australia has shifted dramatically to
accommodate English. ¹ Although a number of Aboriginal languages continue to be spoken …

Abstract Language attitudes can be positive or negative, and can have both positive and
negative effects on language revival/survival, depending on how deeply ingrained the …

Gurindji Kriol is a contact variety spoken in northern Australia which has been identified as a
mixed language. Yet its status as an autonomous language system must be questioned for …

Contact languages Contact Languages Page 2 Language Contact and Bilingualism 6 Editor
Yaron Matras De Gruyter Mouton Page 3 Contact Languages A Comprehensive Guide edited …