LIN 1340 Lecture Notes - Lecture 10: Loanword, Metalinguistic Awareness, Code-Switching
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Introduction to the linguistic outcomes of language contact. When two (or more) languages come into contact in the context of widespread bilingualism, there are a number of possible linguistic outcomes: (1) codeswitching (2) lexical borrowing (3) linguistic convergence. The use of a single utterance of multi-word extracts drawn from two or more languages, without any change in addressee, situation or topic. The understanding that language is a system of communication, bound to rules, and forms the basis for the ability to discuss different ways to use language codeswitching is an example of bilinguals(cid:495) metalinguistic awareness. The incorporation of single-word (or compound) lexical items originating from one. Lexical borrowing is the most frequent outcome of language contact in bilingual communities worldwide. Integratgration of lexical borrowings: transmitted from one generation to the next. Borrowed words can become part of the established lexical stock of a language and are.
