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language contact
A noun phrase is a group of words that acts like a noun in a sentence or phrase (e.g., un je ne sais quoi).
a. le contact de langues (M)
(m) means that a noun is masculine. French nouns have a gender, which is either feminine (like la dame or la lune) or masculine (like l'homme or le soleil).
Language contact often leads to code-switching.Le contact de langues favorise souvent le code-switching.
b. le contact des langues (M)
(m) means that a noun is masculine. French nouns have a gender, which is either feminine (like la dame or la lune) or masculine (like l'homme or le soleil).
Language contact introduced many loanwords into the region.Le contact des langues a introduit de nombreux emprunts lexicaux dans la région.
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