Book contents
- The Cambridge Handbook of Language Contact
- Cambridge Handbooks in Language and Linguistics
- The Cambridge Handbook of Language Contact
- Copyright page
- Contents
- Maps Volume I
- Figures Volume I
- Tables Volume I
- Contributors
- Preface
- Introduction
- Part One Language Contact and Genetic Linguistics
- Part Two Linguistic Areas
- Part Three Language Spread
- Part Four Emergence and Spread of Some European Languages
- 14 The Emergence and Evolution of Romance Languages in Europe and the Americas
- 15 The Expansion and Evolution of Portuguese
- 16 French and English in Contact in North America
- 17 French in African Contact Settings
- 18 The Geographical and Demographic Expansion of English
- Part Five Language Diasporas
- Author Index
- Language Index
- Subject Index
- References
14 - The Emergence and Evolution of Romance Languages in Europe and the Americas
from Part Four - Emergence and Spread of Some European Languages
Published online by Cambridge University Press: 02 June 2022
- The Cambridge Handbook of Language Contact
- Cambridge Handbooks in Language and Linguistics
- The Cambridge Handbook of Language Contact
- Copyright page
- Contents
- Maps Volume I
- Figures Volume I
- Tables Volume I
- Contributors
- Preface
- Introduction
- Part One Language Contact and Genetic Linguistics
- Part Two Linguistic Areas
- Part Three Language Spread
- Part Four Emergence and Spread of Some European Languages
- 14 The Emergence and Evolution of Romance Languages in Europe and the Americas
- 15 The Expansion and Evolution of Portuguese
- 16 French and English in Contact in North America
- 17 French in African Contact Settings
- 18 The Geographical and Demographic Expansion of English
- Part Five Language Diasporas
- Author Index
- Language Index
- Subject Index
- References
Summary
The evolution of the Romance languages from Latin was significantly shaped by the numerous language contact environments, which resulted from conquest, colonization, and trade. This chapter traces the development of the largest Romance languages throughout Europe, with emphasis on the known or postulated effects of language contact. The chapter continues with an account of the spread of Spanish, Portuguese, and French to the Americas, together with the ensuing contacts with indigenous languages and languages of voluntary and involuntary immigration and the formation of Afro-Romance creole languages.
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- The Cambridge Handbook of Language ContactVolume 1: Population Movement and Language Change, pp. 427 - 458Publisher: Cambridge University PressPrint publication year: 2022