[PDF] contact linguistics

Language contact occurs when speakers of two or more languages or varieties interact with and influence each other. The study of language contact is called contact linguistics. When speakers of different languages interact closely, it is typical for their languages to influence each other.
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  • What is an example of a contact language?

    Examples and Observations
    "Ancient Greek around the Mediterranean basin, or later Latin throughout the Roman Empire, were both contact languages.
    They tend to vary in use in different local contexts, and there is often a great deal of local language interference.

  • What are the topics of contact linguistics?

    Other contact-induced linguistic changes and processes to be considered include borrowing, code-switching, code-shifting, diglossia, loss of linguistic restrictions and grammatical permeability, and the impact of language contact in the emergence and/or historical development of languages.

  • What are the sources of language contact?

    The underlying cause of language contact is social, in that speakers of different languages come into contact with each other, for a variety of reasons, including migration (which occurs for many reasons), trade, colonization or military occupation, and increased mobility of speakers (see Harbert, Chapter 20).

  • What are the sources of language contact?

    Language contact can occur between a few individuals from one language community and a more dominant language community.
    These individuals may become multilingual to some degree, but this kind of contact will have very little, if any, impact on the heritage language of the individuals.

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