KnowraLanguage contactLinked fromLinked fromThe 80 pages that link to Language contact, each with the reason it gives.All 80Related 50Narrower topic 25Compared with 5Language shiftNarrower topic: Contact is the broader setting; it can occur without community-wide replacement.Koine GreekNarrower topic: Koine circulated among multilingual populations and absorbed or shared features through contact.Turkic languagesNarrower topic: It accounts for many cross-family similarities across the Eurasian regions where Turkic languages spread.Germanic languagesNarrower topic: Contact can resemble inherited similarity and complicate the classification of Germanic features.Sinitic languagesNarrower topic: Contact with neighboring languages has shaped Sinitic vocabularies and regional speech.Heritage languageNarrower topic: Heritage-language experience develops where languages meet within families and communities.LoanwordNarrower topic: Regular contact between speech communities creates the conditions for words to cross language boundaries.Linguistic areaNarrower topic: It supplies the social conditions from which linguistic areas develop.Creole languageNarrower topic: Sustained contact supplies the conditions in which creoles develop.LadinoNarrower topic: Contact with neighboring languages reshaped Ladino after Sephardic communities left Iberia.PidginNarrower topic: Sustained contact between groups creates the conditions in which a pidgin can emerge.Scottish EnglishNarrower topic: Contact with Scots and Gaelic has shaped Scottish English over centuries.Marathi languageNarrower topic: Marathi's vocabulary and usage have developed through contact with neighboring languages.Mongolic languagesNarrower topic: Contact helps distinguish borrowed similarities from inherited Mongolic features.Moroccan ArabicNarrower topic: Darija’s vocabulary and usage reflect centuries of contact among Morocco’s languages.English dialectsNarrower topic: Contact with Indigenous, African, and immigrant languages has shaped English dialects worldwide.Fula languageNarrower topic: Contact helps account for borrowed words and local features across Fula-speaking regions.BurushaskiNarrower topic: Contact can explain borrowed words and structural similarities without implying shared descent.Derek BickertonNarrower topic: Contact-based explanations emphasize social history over an innate creole-specific program.African FrenchNarrower topic: Contact with African languages helps explain distinctive vocabulary, pronunciation, and structures.Languages of AfricaNarrower topic: Trade, migration, and multilingual communities have shaped vocabulary and usage across the continent.West African Pidgin EnglishNarrower topic: Sustained contact among English and West African languages shaped these varieties.Ghil'ad ZuckermannNarrower topic: Contact effects are central to Zuckermann’s account of how languages develop.History of EnglishNarrower topic: Contact with Norse and French speakers shaped English beyond inherited sound change.Regional ItalianNarrower topic: It explains how local languages influence Italian vocabulary, pronunciation, and grammar.
KnowraLanguage contactLinked fromLinked fromThe 80 pages that link to Language contact, each with the reason it gives.All 80Related 50Narrower topic 25Compared with 5Language shiftNarrower topic: Contact is the broader setting; it can occur without community-wide replacement.Koine GreekNarrower topic: Koine circulated among multilingual populations and absorbed or shared features through contact.Turkic languagesNarrower topic: It accounts for many cross-family similarities across the Eurasian regions where Turkic languages spread.Germanic languagesNarrower topic: Contact can resemble inherited similarity and complicate the classification of Germanic features.Sinitic languagesNarrower topic: Contact with neighboring languages has shaped Sinitic vocabularies and regional speech.Heritage languageNarrower topic: Heritage-language experience develops where languages meet within families and communities.LoanwordNarrower topic: Regular contact between speech communities creates the conditions for words to cross language boundaries.Linguistic areaNarrower topic: It supplies the social conditions from which linguistic areas develop.Creole languageNarrower topic: Sustained contact supplies the conditions in which creoles develop.LadinoNarrower topic: Contact with neighboring languages reshaped Ladino after Sephardic communities left Iberia.PidginNarrower topic: Sustained contact between groups creates the conditions in which a pidgin can emerge.Scottish EnglishNarrower topic: Contact with Scots and Gaelic has shaped Scottish English over centuries.Marathi languageNarrower topic: Marathi's vocabulary and usage have developed through contact with neighboring languages.Mongolic languagesNarrower topic: Contact helps distinguish borrowed similarities from inherited Mongolic features.Moroccan ArabicNarrower topic: Darija’s vocabulary and usage reflect centuries of contact among Morocco’s languages.English dialectsNarrower topic: Contact with Indigenous, African, and immigrant languages has shaped English dialects worldwide.Fula languageNarrower topic: Contact helps account for borrowed words and local features across Fula-speaking regions.BurushaskiNarrower topic: Contact can explain borrowed words and structural similarities without implying shared descent.Derek BickertonNarrower topic: Contact-based explanations emphasize social history over an innate creole-specific program.African FrenchNarrower topic: Contact with African languages helps explain distinctive vocabulary, pronunciation, and structures.Languages of AfricaNarrower topic: Trade, migration, and multilingual communities have shaped vocabulary and usage across the continent.West African Pidgin EnglishNarrower topic: Sustained contact among English and West African languages shaped these varieties.Ghil'ad ZuckermannNarrower topic: Contact effects are central to Zuckermann’s account of how languages develop.History of EnglishNarrower topic: Contact with Norse and French speakers shaped English beyond inherited sound change.Regional ItalianNarrower topic: It explains how local languages influence Italian vocabulary, pronunciation, and grammar.