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.
- contadina
- contadino
- Contagem
- contagion
- contagious
- contagious abortion
- contagiously
- contagiousness
- contagium
- contain
- containable
- container
- container-grown
- containerise
- containerization
- containerize
- containerload
- container port
- container ship
- containment
- contaminant
- contaminate
- contamination
- contaminator
- contango