contactlinguistic
Contact linguistics is a subfield of linguistics that studies the linguistic consequences of language contact. This can occur when speakers of different languages interact regularly, leading to various linguistic changes in one or both languages. These changes can manifest in phonology, morphology, syntax, and lexicon.
One of the most well-known phenomena studied in contact linguistics is borrowing, where words, phrases, or even
Research in contact linguistics examines the social and cognitive factors that drive these linguistic adaptations. It