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language contact

sociolinguistic phenomenon in which some idioms begin to interact with each other, which causes them to change
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language contact

Summary

language contact ranks in the top 2% of general entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (512 views/month).[1]

Key Facts

  • language contact is a type of social process[2].
  • language contact is a type of language[3].
  • language contact's topic's main category is recorded as Category:Language contact[4].
  • language contact's described by source is recorded as Encyclopedia of Linguistics[5].
  • language contact's described by source is recorded as Soziolinguistika Hiztegia[6].
  • language contact's has effect is recorded as pidgin[7].
  • language contact's has effect is recorded as creolization[8].
  • language contact's has effect is recorded as pidginization[9].
  • language contact's studied by is recorded as sociolinguistics[10].

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Definition and Type

Recorded subclass of include social process[2] and language[3].

Why It Matters

language contact ranks in the top 2% of general entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (512 views/month).[1] It has Wikipedia articles in 20 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[11] It is known by 6 alternative names across languages and contexts.[12]

Related Entities

Ghil'ad Zuckermann sociolinguistics

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [2] ↑ . wikidata.org.
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Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [1] ↑ . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [11] ↑ . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [12] ↑ . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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Rolling log of changes to this entity's Wikidata record. Values shown reflect the current state of each edited property — follow the history link to see the precise diff for any edit.

  1. 4d ago · Twofivesixbot bot · 2026-05-17 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Aliases → —
    Described by source → Encyclopedia of Linguistics, Soziolinguistika Hiztegia
    Topic's main category → Category:Language contact
    Subclass of → social process, language
    + 3 other properties edited (see Wikidata diff for full list)
    "/* wbsetclaim-update-qualifiers:1||1|6 */ [[Property:P2347]]: 3805, mv to monolingual text names on YSO statements"
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