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Loanword typology: Steps toward a systematic cross-linguistic study of lexical borrowability

Year: 2008

Type: book-chapter

Abstract: This paper gives an overview of some of the general issues arising when one studies lexical borrowing across languages. It discusses the motivations and goals (Section 2), kinds of loanwords (Section 3), factors influencing borrowability (Section 4), and factors determining the borrowing behavior of different languages (Section 5). The context is a collaborative cross- linguistic project on loanwords and lexical borrowability coordinated by the Max Planck Institute for Evolutionary Anthropology (2003–2007).

DOI: 10.1515/9783110206043.43

Author: Martin Haspelmath

Institutions: Max Planck Society, Max Planck Institute for Evolutionary Anthropology

Language: English

Topic: Linguistics, Language Diversity, and Identity

Subfield: Language and Linguistics

Field: Arts and Humanities

Domain: Social Sciences

Open Access status: green

OpenAlex ID: W138011645

FWCI: 14.94

Cites: 47

Cited by: 101

Related to: 10