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Bisakol languages
Bisakol (portmanteau of Bisaya and Bikol) refers to the transitional languages in the Central Philippine language family, between Visayan languages and Bikol languages.
Bisakol (portmanteau of Bisaya and Bikol) refers to the transitional languages in the Central Philippine language family, between Visayan languages and Bikol languages.
Brittonicisms in English
Brittonicisms in English are the linguistic effects in English attributed to the historical influence of Brittonic speakers.
Brittonicisms in English are the linguistic effects in English attributed to the historical influence of Brittonic speakers.
Béarlachas
Béarlachas (Irish pronunciation: ) is an Irish term for a variety of words and phrases used in the language that are perceived to be either excessively influenced by English or to be English.
Béarlachas (Irish pronunciation: ) is an Irish term for a variety of words and phrases used in the language that are perceived to be either excessively influenced by English or to be English.
Code-switching
In linguistics, code-switching is the concurrent use of more than one language, or language variety, in conversation.
In linguistics, code-switching is the concurrent use of more than one language, or language variety, in conversation.
English and Welsh
English and Welsh is the title of J. R. R. Tolkien's inaugural O'Donnell Memorial Lecture of 1955.
English and Welsh is the title of J. R. R. Tolkien's inaugural O'Donnell Memorial Lecture of 1955.
Interlinguistics
Interlinguistics is the study of various aspects of linguistic communication between people who cannot make themselves understood by means of their different first languages.
Interlinguistics is the study of various aspects of linguistic communication between people who cannot make themselves understood by means of their different first languages.
Jopará
Jopará ( or Yopará is a colloquial form of Guaraní spoken in Paraguay which uses large numbers of Spanish loan words.
Jopará ( or Yopará is a colloquial form of Guaraní spoken in Paraguay which uses large numbers of Spanish loan words.
Journal of Language Contact
The Journal of Language Contact is a peer-reviewed academic journal published in English and French.
The Journal of Language Contact is a peer-reviewed academic journal published in English and French.
Language contact
Language contact occurs when two or more languages or varieties interact.
Language contact occurs when two or more languages or varieties interact.
Language convergence
Language convergence is a type of contact-induced change whereby languages with many bilingual speakers mutually borrow morphological and syntactic features, making their typology more similar.
Language convergence is a type of contact-induced change whereby languages with many bilingual speakers mutually borrow morphological and syntactic features, making their typology more similar.
Madras Bashai
Madras Bashai or Madras Tamil, is a colloquial slang of Tamil language spoken in the city of Chennai, India.
Madras Bashai or Madras Tamil, is a colloquial slang of Tamil language spoken in the city of Chennai, India.
Madras Tamil
Madras Tamil or Madras bashai, is a colloquial slang of Tamil language spoken in the city of Chennai, India.
Madras Tamil or Madras bashai, is a colloquial slang of Tamil language spoken in the city of Chennai, India.
Middle English creole hypothesis
The Middle English creole hypothesis is the concept that the English language is a creole, i.e., a language that developed from a pidgin.
The Middle English creole hypothesis is the concept that the English language is a creole, i.e., a language that developed from a pidgin.
Mixed language
A mixed language is a language that arises through the fusion of two source languages, normally in situations of thorough bilingualism, so that it is not possible to classify the resulting langu...
A mixed language is a language that arises through the fusion of two source languages, normally in situations of thorough bilingualism, so that it is not possible to classify the resulting langu...
Phono-semantic matching
Phono-semantic matching is a linguistic term referring to camouflaged borrowing in which a foreign word is matched with a phonetically and semantically similar pre-existent native word/root.
Phono-semantic matching is a linguistic term referring to camouflaged borrowing in which a foreign word is matched with a phonetically and semantically similar pre-existent native word/root.
Pre-Greek substrate
The term Pre-Greek substrate refers to the unknown language or languages that are conjectured to have been spoken in prehistoric Greece before the settlement of Proto-Greek speakers in the area.
The term Pre-Greek substrate refers to the unknown language or languages that are conjectured to have been spoken in prehistoric Greece before the settlement of Proto-Greek speakers in the area.
Romano-Serbian language
The Romano-Serbian language is a mixed language (referred to as a Para-Romani variety in Romani linguistics) resulting from language contact between Serbian Serbo-Croatian and Romani in Serbia a...
The Romano-Serbian language is a mixed language (referred to as a Para-Romani variety in Romani linguistics) resulting from language contact between Serbian Serbo-Croatian and Romani in Serbia a...
Stratum (linguistics)
In linguistics, a stratum or strate (layer) is a language that influences, or is influenced by another through contact.
In linguistics, a stratum or strate (layer) is a language that influences, or is influenced by another through contact.
Substratum in Vedic Sanskrit
Vedic Sanskrit has a number of linguistic features which are alien to most other Indo-European languages.
Vedic Sanskrit has a number of linguistic features which are alien to most other Indo-European languages.
Surzhyk
Surzhyk refers to a range of russified sociolects of Ukrainian used in certain regions of Ukraine and adjacent lands.
Surzhyk refers to a range of russified sociolects of Ukrainian used in certain regions of Ukraine and adjacent lands.
Trasianka
Trasianka or trasyanka (трасянка) is a Belarusian–Russian mixed language.
Trasianka or trasyanka (трасянка) is a Belarusian–Russian mixed language.
Äynu language
Äynu (or Aini, Ejnu, Abdal) is a Turkic language spoken in western China known in various spelling as Aini, Aynu, Ainu, Eyni or by the Uyghur Abdal (ئابدال), in Russian sources...
Äynu (or Aini, Ejnu, Abdal) is a Turkic language spoken in western China known in various spelling as Aini, Aynu, Ainu, Eyni or by the Uyghur Abdal (ئابدال), in Russian sources...