1st Edition
Translingual Words An East Asian Lexical Encounter with English
By Jieun Kiaer
Copyright 2019
160 Pages
by
Routledge
160 Pages
by
Routledge
160 Pages
by
Routledge
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Translingual Words is a detailed case study on lexical integration, or mediation, occurring between East Asian languages and English(es). In Part I, specific examples from global linguistic corpora are used to discuss the issues involved in lexical interaction between East Asia and the English-speaking world. Part II explores the spread of East Asian words in English, while Part III... Read more
- Birth of Translingual Words
Chapter 1. Foreign Words: Aliens and Denizens?
Chapter 2. Hybrid Words: Anomalies?
Chapter 3. Subcultural words: Peripheral words?
Chapter 4. Translingual Words
- East Asian Words in English
Chapter 5. First arrivals
Chapter 6. Settlement
Chapter 7. Stylistic Variations
III. English Words in East Asian Languages
Chapter 8. Directly imported English words
Chapter 9. Locally-made English words
Chapter 10. Global Words
Biography
Jieun Kiaer is Associate Professor of Korean Language and Linguistics at the University of Oxford, UK.
