Inglise leksikoloogia
words. We find them in older borrowings(nt, street, sister, nun). Such words are frequently used,
they're stilistically neutral, they take part in word building. (nt, master, -ly,-ful, mastermind). Partial
assimilation are divided into: 1)words are not assimilated semantically meaning they have a certain
meaning (nt, sari, rikshaw) 2) words not assimilated gramatically(crises, bacillus-bacilli) 3)words not
completely assimilated phonetically(nt, police, prestige, mascine). 4)words not assimilated grafically
(nt, ballet, buffet, café). Barbarisms or unassimilated words they sound strange. (nt, ciao). The degree
of assimilation depends on the time of borrowing. The older the borrowing, the greater the degree. If
borrowed words are widely used , they may be assimilated. (nt, clinic).
19. Words of native origin. Influence of borrowings.
Native words belong to very important semantic group (modal verbs-shall, will, can, may; pronouns- I,