language shift

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language shift

noun language shifts

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.
Similar: language transfer, language replacement, language assimilation

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@misc{language_shift_2026,
  title = {language shift},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/language%20shift},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}