Language dominance and lexical change in heritage Bai: A contact linguistics approach
International Journal of Bilingualism
Published online on March 02, 2026
Abstract
International Journal of Bilingualism, Ahead of Print.
Aims and objectives:This study investigates whether and how external factors, specifically language dominance, shape two types of lexical-level language change: word borrowing and vocabulary simplification in heritage Bai, as spoken by Bai–Chinese ...
Aims and objectives:This study investigates whether and how external factors, specifically language dominance, shape two types of lexical-level language change: word borrowing and vocabulary simplification in heritage Bai, as spoken by Bai–Chinese ...