language contact
Linguistics
noun
Contact between two different (usually neighbouring) language communities, especially resulting in the development of common linguistic features; frequently attributive designating a situation in which this occurs.
Origin
Early 20th century; earliest use found in American Anthropologist.
- mullein pink
- mullein tea
- mullein wave
- mullen
- mullenise
- mullenize
- muller
- mullered
- Muller exercises
- Muller, Hermann Joseph
- Muller ratchet
- Muller's exercises
- Muller's glass
- Muller's ratchet
- mullet
- mullet-head
- mullet-headed
- mullick
- mulligan
- Mulligan, Gerry
- mulligatawny
- mulligrub
- mullin
- mulling
- Mullingar