The Dynamic Lexicon of English : A Socio-Cognitive Approach Towards Loan Processes and Their Linguistic Effects / Julia Landmann.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Landmann, Julia, author.

Series:

Brill studies in skepticism ; Volume 6.

Brill Studies in Language Contact and the Dynamics of Language Series ; Volume 6

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

English language--Foreign words and phrases.

English language.

English language--Social aspects.

French language--Influence on English.

French language.

German language--Influence on English.

German language.

Spanish language--Influence on English.

Spanish language.

Yiddish language--Influence on English.

Yiddish language.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (495 pages)

Edition:

First edition.

Place of Publication:

Leiden, The Netherlands : Koninklijke Brill nv, [2023]

Summary:

"This study investigates the interrelation between use, meaning and the mind as a central issue of contact-induced linguistic variation and change, using the influence of French, Spanish, German and Yiddish on English as case studies. It relies on innovative methodological approaches, including the use of an integrative, socio-cognitive model of the dynamic lexicon, to describe borrowing processes and their linguistic outcomes. The multitude of socio-cultural contexts relevant to the introduction of the various borrowings since the nineteenth century has been reconstructed. This implies the identification of borrowings reflecting connections of linguistic features and culturally embedded attitudes. Taking the effects of cognitive and social factors on conventionalization and entrenchment processes into account, this study makes an original contribution to existing research"-- Provided by publisher.

Contents:

Chapter 1. State of the Art: The Influence of French, German, Spanish and Yiddish on the English Lexicon Since 1801

Chapter 2. Methodology, Data and Terminology

Chapter 3. Semantic Fields of French, German, Spanish and Yiddish Borrowings: Their Distribution, Development and Rich Cultural Context

Chapter 4. The Morphological Development of Fairly Common Borrowings

Chapter 5. The Semantic Development of Fairly Common Borrowings

Chapter 6. The Contextual Use of Borrowings with a Specific Focus on Informal Language Including Social Media

Chapter 7. Summary and Conclusion.

Notes:

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Includes bibliographical references.

ISBN:

90-04-54403-8