OVERVIEW OF LANGUAGE CONTACT PHENOMENON FROM THE LINGUISTS' PERSPECTIVES

Abstract

The phenomenon of language contact occurs due to the influence of social-linguistic factors, community dynamics, and international interactions. Consequently, it is a social phenomenon, a cultural encounter where languages coexist and mutually influence each other within a communicative community. Language contact contributes to the formation of diglossia, bilingualism, and borrowed words; phenomena of convergence, and interference; and the emergence of pidgin and creole. This article provides a comprehensive analysis and synthesis of language contact from the perspectives of Vietnamese and Korean linguists, based on data from Vietnamese and Korean. The research results can be preliminary applied to conceptualize the phenomenon of language contact, contributing to the expansion of studies on language transformation and effective application in language teaching and learning practices.