Sociophonetic variation in a context of dialect contact

Abstract The social contexts of language ​​and dialect contact are an exceptional scenario in which to analyse some of the most innovative outcomes of language change. In these dynamic contexts, mixed language varieties often develop, constructed from elements and structures of the languages ​​or dialects that participate in the contact. In the specific case of dialect contact, one of the most creative hybrid outcomes is interdialectalisms, forms that can coexist in a speech community with vernacular and standard variants. The study of the structural and social relationships between these alternatives may contribute towards a better understanding of the mechanisms underlying changes in progress.