Difference between revisions of "Borrowing (i.e. loan)"

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==Examples==
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===English borrowings from the 18th century===
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* from German: ''cobalt'', ''quartz'', ''spath'', ''feldspar'', ''sinter'', ''gneiss'', ''hornblende'', ''nickel'', ''meerschaum'' (from the lexical field of mineralogy); ''landau'', ''pumpernickel'', ''seltzer'', ''waltz'';
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* from Low German/Dutch: ''schooner'', ''pea-jacket'', ''caboose'' (all nautical); from Cape Dutch: ''steenbok'', ''springbok'', ''klipspringer'', ''hartebeest'';
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* from Italian: ''cantata'', ''duetto'', ''finale'', ''soprano'', ''viola'', ''violoncello'', ''adagio'', ''crescendo'' (and dozens of other musical terms); ''colonnade'', ''arcade'', ''loggia'', ''alfresco'', ''picturesque'', ''terra-cotta'', ''torso'' (from architecture and art); ''influenza'', ''malaria'', ''extravaganza'', ''lotto''.
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* from Spanish: ''albino'', ''domino'', ''fandango'', ''flotilla'', ''jade'', ''merino'', ''stevedore''
  
 
==See also==
 
==See also==

Revision as of 20:39, 6 September 2009

Definition

A borrowing is a linguistic item that has been copied from another language, with the phonological and semantic properties basically remaining intact.

Specific types of borrowings are commonly distinguished:

Examples

English borrowings from the 18th century

  • from German: cobalt, quartz, spath, feldspar, sinter, gneiss, hornblende, nickel, meerschaum (from the lexical field of mineralogy); landau, pumpernickel, seltzer, waltz;
  • from Low German/Dutch: schooner, pea-jacket, caboose (all nautical); from Cape Dutch: steenbok, springbok, klipspringer, hartebeest;
  • from Italian: cantata, duetto, finale, soprano, viola, violoncello, adagio, crescendo (and dozens of other musical terms); colonnade, arcade, loggia, alfresco, picturesque, terra-cotta, torso (from architecture and art); influenza, malaria, extravaganza, lotto.
  • from Spanish: albino, domino, fandango, flotilla, jade, merino, stevedore

See also

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