Contact-Induced Change? Basque lisp in Navarre

Abstract : This paper is a first approach in analysing the contact between the Basque and Spanish languages as the source of the Basque lisp in Navarre. A preliminary study of the geographical and social distribution of lisp in Navarre has been conducted based on recordings from the database of the Archive of Immaterial Heritage of Navarre. We find that the presence of the lisp is mainly located in areas where contact is more intense, which may indicate that contact is essential for change.