Inglise leksikoloogia
Russian: ruble, verst, steppe,
vodka, tiga, crash. German words were translated word for word (nt, chain-smoker, home-sickness,
masterpiece, swan-song; thing in itself, world outlook, world market; kinderkarten, schnaps, sour kraut,
deli). Non-European lg: Arabic words came in the middle ages through French (nt, algebra, alixir,
hashish, harem, islam, sherbet). Hebrew or Old Jewish- words werw borrowed due to the translation of
the bible (nt, hallelujah, Massiah). In the 17th cent England started to conqure other countrys such as
India (nt, cashmere, nirvana, bungalo), Chinese (nt, gingseng, tea), Japanese(geisha, sushi, kimono,
samurai, harakiri), North.Am Indians(moccasin, tomahawk, wigwam).
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17. How to tell a borrowing from a native word?
The initial posistion of sounds may be important (nt, vacuum is Latin, valley is French, also genre.
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