A Review of Contact-induced Changes in Language Contact Scenarios

The report focuses on geolinguistics, a subdiscipline of language contact that examines the relationship between language use, language contact, and geography. By exploring the forces and mechanisms leading to shared linguistic features in specific regions, the study highlights the role of geographical proximity in fostering bilingualism and contact-induced changes. Key concepts such as convergence and borrowing are defined and contextualised. Overall, the report provides a comprehensive overview of how languages influence each other through processes such as loanwords, calques, loan shifts, and fake loans.