Abstract
This research question asks: What are the roles of different age groups in contact-induced language change? It will provide multiple perspectives on the under-studied area of child language development in complex multilingual or multidialectal (multi-codal) contexts, bridging boundaries between sociolinguistics, language acquisition, psycholinguistics and linguistic anthropology. The mechanisms of how language use transitions across generations are not well understood. Specifically, the role of different age cohorts in creating linguistic innovation vs conserving prior conventions in complex environments has received little attention. Research from diverse perspectives creoles, mixed languages, sign languages, koines, English-only contexts - suggests that change takes place in social interaction, but with differing roles for age.
| Original language | English |
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| Publisher | Frontiers Research Topic |
| Place of Publication | Australia |
| Publication status | Published - 2016 |