language shift

The process whereby a speech community shifts to a different language.

Noun

  1. The process whereby a speech community shifts to a different language.
    • Creoles, which involve a language shift, are found in communities where a pidgin language had served as a lingua franca.

Forms

language shifts

Synonyms

language transfer language replacement language assimilation

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