This study aims at tracking the various semantic changes of Arabic loanwords in Turkish (ALTs). The loanword data were collected from a number dictionaries including Sapan’s (2005) dictionary and Webster's Turkish-English Thesaurus Dictionary. Six types change are found work ALTs, most frequent which is radical shift represents more than 64% total followed by processes narrowing (20%) widening ...

In this paper we consider various perspectives on loanword phonology by examining the borrowing into Korean of English words having a word-final /s/. These have been borrowed into Korean with a tense [ ] followed by an epenthetic vowel, as illustrated by the borrowing of English bus as [ 3 ]. The realization of English word-final /s/ as [ ] is apparently unexpected given that English [s] and Ko...

Ibero-Romance integrated an important number of Arabic loanwords including toponyms and hydronyms, especially during the Moorish period (711-1492). This article aims to provide some explanatory notes on underlying language structures in these borrowings, as etymological dictionaries usually only refer headword question.

This research aimed at solving problems in reading Buddhist Pali (PL) and Sanskrit (SKT) loanwords Thai of Chinese students who were studying the Communicative Language for Foreigners Program (CTLF) Kasetsart University. The objectives study were; 1) to explore causes PL-SKT third-year CTLF program; 2) solutions development. 5 selected by purposive sampling technique from a total 13 participant...

Every language has its own phonetic characteristics, including Arabic and Indonesian. However, interactions between communities can influence the development change of language. This be observed through vocabulary that is borrowed modified from other languages, known as loanwords. In this study, library research method was used to search process information. The main sources were Arabic-Indones...