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Publication details [#52437]
Silva-Corvalán, Carmen. 2008. The Limits of Convergence in Language Contact. Journal of language contact thema II : 213–224. ![DOI logo](https://benjamins.com/logos/doi-logo.svg)
Publication type
Article in journal
Publication language
English
Keywords
Language as a subject
Place, Publisher
Brill
Annotation
This paper argues that in the particular Spanish-English language contact situation in the U.S., characterized by both minority language maintenance and shift to English, Spanish language convergence towards English is constrained by the structure of the Spanish minority language undergoing change.