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The phenomenon in which speakers of two or more languages or varieties interact and influence each other.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Topics: human-sciences, linguistics, sciences
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Translations
5 source translations are retained for this English entry.
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Chinese Mandarin:
語言接觸 /语言接触
(yǔyán jiēchù)
— phenomenon
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Dutch:
taalcontact
— phenomenon
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Finnish:
kielikontakti
— phenomenon
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German:
Sprachkontakt
— phenomenon
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Polish:
kontakt językowy
— phenomenon