language contact
Let an agent explain language contact, relay mechanisms, outcomes and case studies from sociolinguistics and historical linguistics sources with attribution, describe the named cases respectfully, and distinguish language contact from genetic relatedness, language change without contact, translation and second language acquisition.
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Purpose and description
Let an agent explain language contact, relay mechanisms, outcomes and case studies from sociolinguistics and historical linguistics sources with attribution, describe the named cases respectfully, and distinguish language contact from genetic relatedness, language change without contact, translation and second language acquisition.
The interaction between speakers of different languages or varieties and its effects on those languages, producing outcomes such as lexical borrowing, structural influence, code-switching, bilingualism, diglossia, pidgins and creoles, language shift and the formation of linguistic areas such as the Balkan Sprachbund, studied since Uriel Weinreich s Languages in Contact of 1953, with cases the registry aliases name such as diglossic contact and contact between Ainu and Japanese, in which Ainu, recognised in Japanese law as an Indigenous language in 2019, became critically endangered.
What it is for: Not applicable; a linguistic and social process.
It can be explain mechanisms and outcomes; relay case studies with attribution; describe named cases; distinguish related processes.
Distinguishing features
Social basis
Borrowing and convergence
Can lead to shift
Creates new languages
What it looks like
Not a visible object; seen in loanwords, mixed speech and multilingual communities.
Physical character
Weinreich s Languages in Contact: 1953 year
Ainu Promotion Act: 2019 year - Japan
Balkan Sprachbund: shared features across unrelated Balkan languages note
How it is recognised
Interaction of languages through their speakers
Diglossic contact, language contact between Ainu and Japanese, language influence, borrowing, Sprachbund
Genetic relatedness is common descent; internal change occurs without contact; translation converts texts; SLA is individual learning
Related models
is a kind of - in registry terms
produces -
includes - as an outcome
is contrasted with -
In practice
Families and kinds
borrowing
code-switching
diglossia
pidgins and creoles
language shift and endangerment
linguistic areas
Standards and regulation
Language rights laws such as the Ainu Promotion Act
UNESCO work on endangered languages
Failure modes and hazards
Framing contact outcomes as corruption of languages
Ignoring power imbalances in language shift
Oversimplifying Indigenous language histories
Also called
Where this came from
wikidata · CC0 1.0
Drafted structure
Bundle to layer to finding to question, as the second pass will find it: 4 bundles · 8 layers · 8 findings · 16 questions.
Understand What language contact is.
Attribution.
Definition
Definition.
Definition
Definition.
- What is language contact, and how does it differ from genetic relatedness, internal change, translation and second language acquisition? definition
- Is the question about a specific language pair, history or language revitalisation? boundary
Cases
Named cases.
Cases
Cases.
- What are diglossic contact and the contact between Ainu and Japanese? definition
- Which entry fits the specific case? action
Linguistics Mechanisms.
Sources.
Borrowing
Borrowing and influence.
Borrowing
Borrowing.
- How do words and structures pass between languages? provenance
- Which references are standard? provenance
Creoles
Pidgins and creoles.
Creoles
Creoles.
- How do pidgins and creoles form, with theories attributed? provenance
- Which sources are cited? provenance
Society Power and shift.
Attribution.
Shift
Language shift.
Shift
Shift.
- How do social and political pressures cause language shift, as in the case of Ainu? provenance
- Which entry fits Ainu language? action
Diglossia
Diglossia.
Diglossia
Diglossia.
- What is diglossia as described by Charles Ferguson? provenance
- Which entry fits diglossia? action
Context Areas and revival.
Context.
Sprachbund
Linguistic areas.
Sprachbund
Sprachbund.
- What is the Balkan Sprachbund? provenance
- Which entry fits Balkan sprachbund? action
Revival
Revitalisation.
Revival
Revival.
- How are communities revitalising languages affected by contact and shift? provenance
- Is the presentation respectful and attributed? boundary
What the second pass must settle
- Should Ainu-Japanese contact be a separate entry?
- How should sociolinguistic sources be linked?
- Should diglossia be a separate entry?