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Language Contact

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  19 November 2008

Peter Hans Nelde
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Regardless of one's gastronomic persuasion, the point of the questions above have nothing to do with food; rather, they have to do with language. Even if a person speaks no German, French or Italian, words like wienerschnitzel, vinaigrette, and cappucino are very likely part of his or her vocabulary, the result of contact between speakers of English and those of other languages, leading to the introduction of foreign words into English. Although this little culinary example is not by itself significant, it does represent a phenomenon that is extremely widespread throughout the world, since contact between speakers of different languages is the rule rather than the exception. Thus, language contact and its consequences constitute a very rich area of linguistic inquiry.

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Applied Linguistics and Related Disciplines
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Annual Review of Applied Linguistics , Volume 15 , March 1995 , pp. 81 - 90
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Copyright © Cambridge University Press 1995

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