The prerequisite for language contact is

The premise of language contact is social contact.

Language contact refers to frequent communication between different languages or dialects of the same language and its results. The main reasons for language contact are trade, cultural exchange and mixed immigration. Language contact will show mutual influence, which will make some changes in two or more languages.

Borrowing is a common manifestation of the influence of one language on another. Under certain historical conditions, stable and long-term contact may transform a language or produce a new comprehensive language. The former, such as Pidgin English in the Pacific Melanesian Islands, has become one of the national broadcasting languages.

The latter, such as Portuguese Creole, the common language of Cape Verde Islands, is a new language which is a mixture of Portuguese and local languages at that time. In the same language community or region, although two or more languages interact with each other, they can still maintain their independence, which is the bilingual phenomenon in language contact. For example, in the Grand Duchy of Luxembourg, German, French and the local language of Luxembourg remain independent. The daily forms of modern language contact are translation, learning and speaking a foreign language.

Language contact makes all kinds of Chinese loanwords emerge in English.

Words representing the history and culture of China, such as Confucius, Laozi, Tao, Tao Te Ching, Feng Shui, Mandarin ... have entered the daily vocabulary of English. Entertainment and Sports: The words "Kung Fu" and "Tai Chi" are widely known with the spread of China Kung Fu movies.

Political and economic aspects: The word "Hui Liang" was first used by CNN, and gradually, it became a common vocabulary of major international media; China's currency unit jiao and yuan are also included in the English dictionary. Interestingly, the word yuan has experienced the process of expanding its meaning in English, and it can also be used to refer to money.

"Local tyrants" are expected to be included in the Oxford English Dictionary in the form of words together with "aunt and aunt", which has aroused widespread discussion and concern. According to relevant statistics, there are more than 200 words from Chinese in the Oxford English Dictionary. In fact, in daily life, many Chinese loanwords have occupied a place in the English vocabulary system and become an indispensable part of it.