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The subject of contact phonology is a complex one. Superficially, it can be fairly simply stated as the subdiscipline of phonology that is concerned with the phonological phenomena resulting from language or dialect contact. Contact phonology is an aspect of phonology in context that is related to bilingualism and multilingualism, and to the history and development of languages and dialects. The study of contact phonology can deepen one’s understanding of these areas of language while also providing theoretical perspectives on language change and the nature of phonological systems. Contact phonology is of particular interest in the current era of widespread bilingualism and adoption of English as a second language which is impacting the phonologies of many of the world’s languages. However, this contact with English is only one in a long series of interactions of the phonologies of the languages of the world in the current day as well as in human history.
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Smith, N. (2007). Contact phonology. In: Pennington, M.C. (eds) Phonology in Context. Palgrave Advances in Linguistics. Palgrave Macmillan, London. https://doi.org/10.1057/9780230625396_4
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