Linguistic and Cultural Dimensions of Lexical Borrowings from English into Romanian
Linguistic and Cultural Dimensions of Lexical Borrowings from English into Romanian
Author(s): Irina David, Elena TălmăcianSubject(s): Language and Literature Studies
Published by: EDITURA ASE
Keywords: lexical borrowings; Anglicism; Romanian language; Latinization; re-Latinization
Summary/Abstract: The present article focuses on linguistic and cultural dimensions of lexical borrowings from English into Romanian language. It is increasingly clear that English has a great influence upon Romanian, but when it comes to the necessity of English borrowings (especially English words that preserve their spelling and/ or their pronounciation) in Romanian, there are Romanian speakers (including Romanian linguists) who are very reluctant to accept the borrowings. However, nobody can deny at least two of the merits of lexical borrowings from English: internationality and re-Latinization of Romanian.
Journal: Synergy
- Issue Year: 2013
- Issue No: 1
- Page Range: 38-45
- Page Count: 8
- Language: English