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In:Intermediate Language Varieties: Koinai and regional standards in Europe
Edited by Massimo Cerruti and Stavroula Tsiplakou
[Studies in Language Variation 24] 2020
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Chapter 1
Koinai and regional standard varieties in Europe

An introduction

 | University of Turin
 | Open University of Cyprus
Published online: 22 June 2020
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https://doi.org/10.1075/silv.24.01cer
Article outline
  • 1.Introduction
  • 2.The language space between base dialects and standard
  • 3.The emergence of new standard varieties
  • 4.The dynamics of koineisation
  • 5.Vertical continua and the coherence of intermediate forms
  • 6.The papers in this volume
    • 6.1From North to South
    • 6.2An overall view
  • Note
  • References
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