Astrate
The term adstrate (from Latin ad "(her) an", "(towards) to", "(her / da) bei" and Latin stratum "layer") describes a phenomenon that arises through historical language contact . Adstrate effect is understood to mean reciprocal linguistic and cultural influences, which can also be defined as cultural contact . Adstrat means the influence of another language as a result of long-term neighborhood.
In contrast to the astrate, the terms substrate ("lower class") and superstrate ("upper class"), which are also used in Creolism , have a somewhat negative connotation because they imply that one language subjugates another and this language then perishes. The latter two are associated with conquest. Against this background, astrate was coined as a neutral term alternative .
Individual evidence
- ^ Claudia M. Riehl: Language contact research: An introduction . 2., revised. Edition. Narr Francke Attempto, Tübingen 2009, ISBN 978-3-8233-6469-6 , p. 193 .
