LING 1020 Chapter 11
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language contact
Interaction between speakers of different languages.
dialect levelling
reduction of differences distinguishing regional dialects or accents
contact-induced change
pidgins and creoles; languages that emerge out of the contact between the speakers of (usually) more than two different languages
pidgin
a language variety that is not very linguistically complex or elaborated and is used in fairly restricted social domains and for limited social or interpersonal functions
creole
used for speakers' day to day needs, is a full-fledged language, and arises out of a contact situation
lexifier
the language that provided most of the vocabulary
substrate
the languages other than the lexifier that are present in pidgin or creole formation; they often contribute to the grammatical structure or constrain syntax and semantics
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