Language contact occurs when speakers of

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Position 1: Such outcomes demonstrate that languages are not static systems but dynamic entities shaped continuously by social interaction.

Position 2: Under such conditions, speakers frequently borrow vocabulary from one another, adapting foreign words to fit their own phonological rules.

Position 3: When contact is sustained across generations, it may ultimately give rise to entirely new mixed languages or creoles.

Position 4: Language contact occurs when speakers of different languages interact regularly within a shared geographic or social space.

Position 5: Over time, this borrowing can extend beyond lexical items to include grammatical structures and even sound systems.

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