language contact

C49126
concept

Language contact is the sociolinguistic phenomenon that occurs when speakers of different languages or dialects interact regularly, leading to mutual influence and change in their linguistic systems.

All labels observed (2)

Label Occurrences
language contact canonical 2
language contact region 1

Instances (3)

Instance Via concept surface
contact with Papuan languages
Songhay–Berber language contact
Halmahera–New Guinea contact zone language contact region