Language island
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A language island is an exclave of a language that is surrounded by one or more different languages.[1]
Examples of language islands:
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The predominantly French-speaking enclave of Brussels
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Language islands in Romania
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Sorbian language area in Germany
See also
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- ↑ Peter Auer, Frans Hinskens, Paul Kerswill. Dialect change: convergence and divergence in European languages. str. 221. "The term 'Sprachinsel' was used for the first time in 1847 to designate a Slavonic community surrounded by a German-speaking population close to Konigsberg, East Prussia cf. Mattheier 1996. 812"
