Book contents
- Borrowings in Informal American English
- Studies in English Language
- Borrowings in Informal American English
- Copyright page
- Contents
- Acknowledgments
- Abbreviations
- Introduction
- Chapter 1 Foundations
- Chapter 2 Terms
- Chapter 3 Donors
- Chapter 4 Types
- Chapter 5 Changes
- Chapter 6 Functions
- Chapter 7 Themes
- Conclusions
- Glossary
- Sources
- Bibliography
- Index
Chapter 4 - Types
Published online by Cambridge University Press: 31 August 2023
- Borrowings in Informal American English
- Studies in English Language
- Borrowings in Informal American English
- Copyright page
- Contents
- Acknowledgments
- Abbreviations
- Introduction
- Chapter 1 Foundations
- Chapter 2 Terms
- Chapter 3 Donors
- Chapter 4 Types
- Chapter 5 Changes
- Chapter 6 Functions
- Chapter 7 Themes
- Conclusions
- Glossary
- Sources
- Bibliography
- Index
Summary
Informal borrowings can be classified according to several criteria. As for the typology by borrowed material, one can distinguish loanwords, which are the most frequent in the database, followed by other types, including loanblends and loan translations. As for typology by part of speech, the majority are nouns, followed by adjectives and verbs, which is consistent with the part-of-speech distribution patterns found in noninformal borrowings; however, there are a few surprises. As for assimilation, one can distinguish partially assimilated borrowings, which are most frequent, followed by fully assimilated and unassimilated expressions. As for modification, unmodified borrowings are the most frequent, followed by partly modified and highly modified ones. There are many more criteria proposed in the text.
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- Borrowings in Informal American English , pp. 60 - 78Publisher: Cambridge University PressPrint publication year: 2023