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A mixed language, also referred to as a hybrid language, contact language, or fusion language, is a language that arises among a bilingual group combining aspects of two or more languages but not clearly deriving primarily from any single language. [1] It differs from a creole or pidgin language in that, whereas creoles/pidgins arise where ...
Mixed languages are a type of contact language that results from two or more languages combining in a situation of multilingualism. They arise during times of significant social change, serving as an expression of a new identity or the maintenance of an older identity. This chapter overviews languages which have been classified as “mixed ...
Sep 19, 2022 · Mixed languages are languages in which whole component parts are from distinct language families or branches. In some, the vocabulary from one language and the grammatical system (phonology, morphology, syntax) from another are combined. This type has been called “intertwined” languages.
Jan 1, 2018 · Language contact, contact languages, mixed languages, pidgin and creole languages, relexification, metatypy, convergence, code-switching. Mixed languages are a type of contact language that arises ...
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Natali is a self-professed language geek based in the UK. Fluent in Greek, English, French, Spanish and Italian (and Geordie), she immerses herself in Scandi-crime dramas and random travel experiences. When not bending the rules of linguistics, she also does yoga. Here's what hybrid languages are all about: communication, cultural identity and ...
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Feb 5, 2020 · Many languages have been described as mixed languages, which together with pidgins and creoles can be classified as younger languages, because they have developed from preexisting languages. Several kinds of mixed languages are distinguished here on predominantly sociolinguistic (rather than on purely structural) grounds, and features are compared across mixed languages.
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Jun 8, 2021 · A growing number of language varieties with diverse backgrounds and structural typologies have been identified as mixed. However, the debate on the status of many varieties and even on the existence of the category of “mixed languages” continues still today. This volume examines the current state of the theoretical and empirical debate on mixed languages and presents new advances from a ...