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- Which linguistic feature is the most difficult to borrow?
- What is an example of loan blend?
- What is an example of lexical borrowing?
- What is the difference between borrowing and loan words?
Which linguistic feature is the most difficult to borrow?
Perhaps the most commonly mentioned hard-to-borrow lexical feature is the category of personal pronouns.
What is an example of loan blend?
In this case, the new language acquires the loan words or loan blends. The example of this phenomenon in the English language is borrowing from French, such as rendezvous. One more example of the loan words is the Dutch corner. Another example is loan blends originating from Pennsylvania German, such as basic.
What is an example of lexical borrowing?
Lexical borrowing
Many terms are borrowed or coined to cover the lexical gaps which have arisen as a result of technological developments, for instance the word television derives from Greek tele 'far' + Latin visio 'thing seen'.
What is the difference between borrowing and loan words?
Despite the way “loan” and “borrow” often are used, they have different meanings and can't be used interchangeably. Here's an easy way to remember the difference: “Borrow” means to take, and “loan” means to give.
