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Convergent language families emerge through prolonged mutual influence and structural borrowing

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Is it true that convergent language families emerge through prolonged mutual influence and structural borrowing?

Yes. Convergent language families emerge through prolonged mutual influence and structural borrowing.

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The provided literature contains empirical studies demonstrating that extended language contact, bilingualism, and structural borrowing lead to linguistic convergence across diverse language groups.

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Altitude and the distributional typology of language structure: Ejectives and beyond.
2021
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M, U. & S, M. (2021). Altitude and the distributional typology of language structure: Ejectives and beyond.. doi.org. https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0245522

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Variable data and linguistic convergence: Texts and contexts in Chipewyan
1979
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Scollon, R. (1979). Variable data and linguistic convergence: Texts and contexts in Chipewyan. doi.org. https://doi.org/10.1017/s0047404500007442

Patterns of genetic admixture reveal similar rates of borrowing across diverse scenarios of language contact.
2025
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A, G., DE, B., EJ, R., V, B., D, B., KK, S., B, P., C, B., & B, B. (2025). Patterns of genetic admixture reveal similar rates of borrowing across diverse scenarios of language contact.. doi.org. https://doi.org/10.1126/sciadv.adv7521

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The provided literature contains empirical studies demonstrating that extended language contact, bilingualism, and structural borrowing lead to linguistic convergence across diverse language groups.

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