LING 100 Chapter Notes - Chapter 5: Calque, English Compound, Franglais
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We have no dif culty coping with new words, humans can quickly understand a new word and accept the use of different forms of that new word in the language neologism: a new word. Etymology etymology: the study of the origin and history of a word. When we look closely at the etymologies of less technical words, we soon discover that there are many different ways in which new words can enter the language. We should keep in mind that a lot of words in daily use today were, at one time, considered barbaric misuses of the language. The constant revolution of new words and new uses of old words is a reassuring sign of creativeness in the way a language is shaped by the needs of its users. Borrowing: the taking over of words from other languages. One of the most common sources of new words in english.
