A sprachbund ( SPRAHK-buund, from German: Sprachbund [ˈʃpʁaːxbʊnt] , lit. 'language federation'; pl. sprachbünde or sprachbunds), also known as a linguistic area, area of linguistic convergence, or diffusion area, is a group of languages that share areal features resulting from geographical proximity and language contact.
A sprachbund ( SPRAHK-buund, from German: Sprachbund [ˈʃpʁaːxbʊnt] , lit. 'language federation'; pl. sprachbünde or sprachbunds), also known as a linguistic area, area of linguistic convergence, or diffusion area, is a group of languages that share areal features resulting from geographical proximity and language contact.
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