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(linguistics) A situation where two or more languages in the same geographic region merge together without a definable boundary.

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language continuum

Source Word

language continuum

(linguistics) A situation where two or more languages in the same geographic region merge together without a definable boundary.

Japanese Meaning

同一の地理的地域で、境界が明確でなく、複数の言語が連続的に変化・融合している現象

Linguists studying the border towns described a language continuum where neighboring villages spoke dialects that blended into one another.

国境の町を研究している言語学者たちは、隣接する村々の方言が互いに混ざり合い、明確な境界のない言語連続体を記録した。

Sense（1）

(linguistics) A situation where two or more languages in the same geographic region merge together without a definable boundary.

language continua

（ plural ）