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contact language

noun — 2 senses

contact language

noun
1

Human sciences, Linguistics, Sciences A language that influences another, especially because it is understood by a relevant portion of the speech community.

  • The main contact languages providing Western words in Arabic today are English and French.
2

Human sciences, Linguistics, Sciences A pidgin language.

Related terms
lingua franca, pidgin, creole, vehicular, vehicular language

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