Languages in contact

How does the author define languge contact in simple termes ?

• Is the use of more than one language in the same place at the same time.

• sometimes speakers of two or more language live together

• neighboring sapeaker groups may be on friendly termes

• the seasonal contact in western montana let to less institutionalize.

What are some limitations or issues with the simplest definition of language contact?

• They can not define what language is.

• The functional definition makes more sense.

• The boundury between two dialects of the same language and two diferent languages is not clear.

• The simplest definition is implicitly flawed in one other obvious way.

What are some keys factors to consider about people involved in language contact situations?

• Conversational contexts

  Attitudes

  Dialect

• Jargon

  Lingua franca

  slang

• Jobs

  Nationals

  Language knowledge

How long ago did language contact likely start occurring?

• Thousand of years ago, as soon as human spoke more than one language

• 50 years ago

• XIII century

• Decades ago.

Give one example of evidence of ancient language contact discussed in the reading.

• Linguistics loans and ancient languages

• The Gilgamesh cycle's origins that found its origins in an earlier Sumerian epic.

Where is language contact found? Is any language likely to have developed completely in isolation? Explain.

• In various contexts and communities. No, all languages have experienced some forms of language contact.

• Still other actient examples are explicit mentions of language contact.

• More recent examples can easily be found histories and biographies from all eras.

List and briefly explain three common linguistic results of language contact discussed in the reading.

• Linguistic borrowing, grammatical change and creations of pidgins and creoles.

• Turkish influence, Modern Greek, the languages of the Soviet Union.

why is language contact important to study?

• To elimnate the influence of other language.

• To understand cultural evolution and preserve linguistic heritage.

What topic, idea, or example from the introduction did you find most interesting? Explain why

What is one question you have after reading the introduction?