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2. Loanword - Wikipedia

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   A loanword (also a loan word, loan-word) is a word at least partly assimilated from one language (the donor language) into another language (the recipient or target language), through the process of borrowing. [1] [2] Borrowing is a metaphorical term that is well established in the linguistic field despite its acknowledged descriptive flaws ...

3. Borrowing (linguistics) - Wikipedia

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   In linguistics, borrowing is a type of language change in which a language or dialect undergoes change as a result of contact with another language or dialect. In typical cases of borrowing, speakers of one language (the "recipient" language) adopt into their own speech a novel linguistic feature that they were exposed to due to its presence in a different language (the "source" or "donor ...

4. List of calques - Wikipedia

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   The following is a list of commonly used calque phrases/expressions.All of these are exact translations of the corresponding English phrases. Simha bhagam (സിംഹ ഭാഗം) lion's share; Varikalkidayil vaayikuka (വരികള്‍ക്കിടയില്‍ വായിക്കുക) reading between the lines

5. Doublet (linguistics) - Wikipedia

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   esame, Latin borrowing meaning exam, and sciame, native stock word meaning swarm, both come from Latin examen; prezzo (price) and pregio (quality) come from praetium; causa (cause) and cosa (thing) both come from Latin causa. Italian causa is a learnt borrowing from Latin, while the Italian word cosa is inherited from vulgar Latin. sport and ...

6. Lexicalization - Wikipedia

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   Lexicalization may be simple, for example borrowing a word from another language, or more involved, as in calque or loan translation, wherein a foreign phrase is translated literally, as in marché aux puces, or in English, flea market. Other mechanisms include compounding, abbreviation, and blending. [2]

7. Semantic loan - Wikipedia

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   A semantic loan is a process of borrowing semantic meaning (rather than lexical items) from another language, very similar to the formation of calques.In this case, however, the complete word in the borrowing language already exists; the change is that its meaning is extended to include another meaning its existing translation has in the lending language.