This study is entitled “Deletion and Change of Sounds the Loanwords into Kurdish Language”, which a statistical analytic study. Study instruments have been allocated for words borrowed from English language entered language. The comes within field phonology has worked on according to descriptive manner. intends respond question extend phenomenon deletion changing sounds happen that For this pur...

IS IT STILL WORTH RESEARCHING GREEK AND LATIN LOANWORDS IN OLD POLISH? (AND HOW SHOULD WE DO IT?) The paper focuses on Greek and Latin loanwords in Old Polish language. It attempts to show what has already been done still needs be this important issue. Three main aspects are discussed: (1) definitions of the terms loanword, Latinism, Hellenism, problem direct indirect borrowing; (2) current sta...

The Middle English period is well known as one of widespread lexical borrowing from French and Latin, scholarly accounts traditionally assume that this influx loanwords caused many native terms to shift in sense or drop out use entirely. study analyses an extensive dataset, tracking patterns retention, replacement semantic change, comparing long-term outcomes for both non-native words. Our resu...

This study examines which English vowel is matched with which vowel in Standard Mandarin in loanword adaptation, investigates the general patterns for and restrictions on vowel adaptation in Standard Mandarin loanwords, and determines which aspects of vowel quality is more carefully replicated than others. The results show that despite the seemingly high degree of variation, there are systemati...

This paper deals with the traditional distinction between necessary and unnecessary loanwords as a problematic one because it marginalises functions of so-called loanwords. By adopting cognitive-linguistic approach, this aims to highlight importance both types from language user’s point view. To end, we examine anglicisms in Montenegrin on basis new pragmatic model which distinguishes catachres...