noun
language contact
Linguistics term referring to the interaction between speakers of different languages, leading to borrowing, code-switching, or language change.
言語接触によって、多くの外来語が日本語に入ってきた。
Through language contact, many loanwords have entered Japanese.
この地域では、長い言語接触の結果、独特の方言が生まれた。
In this region, a unique dialect emerged as a result of long-term language contact.