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contact linguistics

contact linguistics noun: the study of language contact.

Noun

contact linguistics (uncountable)

  1. The study of language contact.

Questions about contact linguistics

What does contact linguistics mean?
Contact linguistics means the study of language contact.
What part of speech is contact linguistics?
Contact linguistics is a noun.

Words near contact linguistics in the dictionary

  1. contact lenses
  2. contact level
  3. contact levels
  4. contact line
  5. contact lines
  6. contact linguistics
  7. contact manifold
  8. contact manifolds
  9. contact metamorphism
  10. contact metamorphisms
  11. contact nap

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