[PDF] effect of language contact

The term language contact is thus used here to refer to the effects that speakers' bilingual practices have on the languages they use. These effects may involve any part of the language system: phonetics, intonation, and phonology; the words themselves; morphology; syntax; semantics, discourse, and pragmatics.
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  • What are the processes of language contact?

    Based on knowledge of multilingual cognition and integrating language-systemic considerations, the model outlines four basic types of language contact phenomena: borrowing, codeswitching, transfer/interference, and replication.

  • Is bilingualism the result of language contact?

    Bilingualism is a product of extensive language contact (i.e., contacts between people who speak different languages).
    There are many reasons for speakers of different languages to get into contact with one another.
    Some do so out of their own choosing, whereas others are forced by circumstances.

  • How does language affect interaction?

    Language is the most common tool of communication.
    It plays a vital role in helping people build a bridge of relationships.
    At the same time, language acts as a destroyer of bridges of human relations because it separates people from each other.

  • How does language affect interaction?

    The result of language contact usually is a change in only one language.

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