The Morphological Adaptation of English-origin Neologisms (Letter E) to the Romanian Language  Cover Image

Adaptarea morfologică a neologismelor de origine engleză (litera E) în limba română
The Morphological Adaptation of English-origin Neologisms (Letter E) to the Romanian Language

Author(s): Oana Badea
Subject(s): Literary Texts
Published by: Editura Universităţii Vasile Goldiş
Keywords: neologism; English; Romanian; morphological adaptation; néologisme; anglaise; roumaine; adaptation morphologique; neologism; engleză; română; adaptare morfologică

Summary/Abstract: The article presents a descriptive study upon the morphological adaptation of English-origin neologisms, selected from MDN (2008) – The Great Dictionary of Neologisms and DEX (2012) – The Explicative Dictionary of the Romanian Language, Letter E. The results of the study revealed the tendency to almost completely adapt English-origin words to the Romanian morphological and syntactical system, showing once more the fact that the Romanian language is capable of enriching itself without altering its inner structure, despite the so-called “threat” that English language seems to pose to the linguistic integrity of the Romanian language and its speakers, as well.

  • Issue Year: X/2014
  • Issue No: 01
  • Page Range: 113-118
  • Page Count: 6
  • Language: English