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Dead languages borrow words from contemporary languages

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SUPPORTED
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Is it true that dead languages borrow words from contemporary languages?

Yes. Linguistic research consistently shows that languages borrow words from one another through historical contact, a phenomenon documented across both contemporary and ancient language families.

Verdict: SUPPORTED · 5 sources for, 0 against · Last checked

The analysis

The retrieved papers provide robust support for lexical borrowing and contact-induced language change across various language families and historical periods. Multiple papers (e.g., 5, 7) discuss borrowing as a fundamental characteristic of human languages, while others examine specific historical borrowing events between ancient or extinct languages and contemporary varieties.

Evidence for · 5
Final Vowel Loss in Lower Kasai Bantu (drc) as a Contact-Induced Change
2021
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Pacchiarotti, S. & Bostoen, K. (2021). Final Vowel Loss in Lower Kasai Bantu (drc) as a Contact-Induced Change. doi.org. https://doi.org/10.1163/19552629-14020007

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The Strange Case of the Gallo-Italic Dialects of Sicily: Preservation and Innovation in Contact-Induced Change
2023
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Angelis, A. D. (2023). The Strange Case of the Gallo-Italic Dialects of Sicily: Preservation and Innovation in Contact-Induced Change. doi.org. https://doi.org/10.3390/languages8030163

The causality of borrowing: Lexical loans in Eurasian languages.
2019
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G, C., S, C., R, F., E, A., & J, F. (2019). The causality of borrowing: Lexical loans in Eurasian languages.. doi.org. https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0223588

Using hybridization networks to retrace the evolution of Indo-European languages.
2016
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M, W., E, L., L, L., G, L., FJ, L., AM, D. S., & V, M. (2016). Using hybridization networks to retrace the evolution of Indo-European languages.. doi.org. https://doi.org/10.1186/s12862-016-0745-6

Tracing contact and migration in pre-Bantu Southern Africa through lexical borrowing.
2025
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AM, F., BE, S., A, P., M, B., G, M., E, F., & J, R. (2025). Tracing contact and migration in pre-Bantu Southern Africa through lexical borrowing.. doi.org. https://doi.org/10.1017/ehs.2025.10014

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The retrieved papers provide robust support for lexical borrowing and contact-induced language change across various language families and historical periods. Multiple papers (e.g., 5, 7) discuss borrowing as a fundamental characteristic of human languages, while others examine specific historical borrowing events between ancient or extinct languages and contemporary varieties.

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