Language contact — occurs when two or more languages or varieties interact. The study of language contact is called contact linguistics. Multilingualism has likely been common throughout much of human history, and today most people in the world are multilingual.[1] … Wikipedia
Language documentation — is the process by which a language is documented from a documentary linguistics perspective. It aims to “to provide a comprehensive record of the linguistic practices characteristic of a given speech community” (Himmelmann 1998:166, see also… … Wikipedia
recognizable — (BrE also isable) adj. VERBS ▪ be ▪ become ▪ remain ▪ make sb/sth ▪ the mannerisms that make him instantly recognizable … Collocations dictionary
Language poets — The Language poets (or L=A=N=G=U=A=G=E poets, after the magazine that bears that name) are an avant garde group or tendency in United States poetry that emerged in the late 1960s and early 1970s. In developing their poetics, members of the… … Wikipedia
language — [[t]læ̱ŋgwɪʤ[/t]] ♦♦ languages 1) N COUNT A language is a system of communication which consists of a set of sounds and written symbols which are used by the people of a particular country or region for talking or writing. ...the English language … English dictionary
Regular language — In theoretical computer science, a regular language is a formal language (i.e., a possibly infinite set of finite sequences of symbols from a finite alphabet) that satisfies the following equivalent properties: * it can be accepted by a… … Wikipedia
Finnish language — language name=Finnish nativename=suomi pronunciation=/ˈsuo.mi/ states=FIN EST Flag|Ingria Flag|Karelia NOR SWE Flag|Torne Valley region=Northern Europe speakers=about 6 million script=Latin alphabet (Finnish variant) familycolor=Uralic fam2=Finno … Wikipedia
Romani language — language familycolor=Indo European name=Romani nativename=romani ćhib states=The speakers of Romani are scattered throughout the world speakers=4.8 million fam2=Indo Iranian fam3=Indo Aryan fam4=Central Zone nation=recognised as minority language … Wikipedia
Franco-Provençal language — language name=Franco Provençal, Arpitan nativename=patouès, arpetan pronunciation=/patuˈe/ /patuˈɑ/ states=flag|Italy flag|France flag|Switzerland region=Valle d Aosta, Piedmont, Foggia, Franche Comté, Savoie, Bresse, Bugey, Dombes, Beaujolais,… … Wikipedia
Neapolitan language — Language name=Neapolitan nativename=Napulitano states=flag|Italy region= speakers=7.5 million rank=75 85 familycolor=Indo European fam2=Italic fam3=Romance fam4=Italo Western fam5=Italo Dalmatian iso2=nap|iso3=napNeapolitan (autonym: napulitano ; … Wikipedia
