New Loanwords of Computing

Indo-European Loanwords in Altaic

English loanwords in Japanese

As a result of the economic, political and cultural influence of Britain and the US, and the emergence of English as an international language, many world languages have absorbed loanwords from English, especially during the twentieth century. Japanese contains thousands of such borrowings, many of which are well-established and in universal use. A domestic phonetic script is available to both ...

Loanwords in Amsterdam: preface

Tonal adaptation of English loanwords in Cantonese

This study examines the tonal adaptation of English loanwords in Cantonese spoken in Hong Kong. We adopted the analyses of previous research (Kiu, 1977; Silverman, 1992) and incorporated seeming exceptions. The major rules are: 1) The stressed syllable in English usually bears the high tone in Cantonese, and it includes both primary and secondary stress. 2) If the English word is (historically)...

Cloud Computing; A New Approach to Learning and Learning

Introduction: The cloud computing and services, as a technological solution for developing educational services, can accelerate the provision and expansion of these highly useful services. This study intended to provide an overall picture of practical areas of learning services based on cloud computing teaching and learning equipment. Methods: This was a theoretical hybrid research study in whi...