English etymologies from the popular register (II)
English etymologies from the popular register (II)
Author(s): William SayersSubject(s): Lexis, Language acquisition, Sociolinguistics
Published by: Wydawnictwo Uniwersytetu Jagiellońskiego
Keywords: English etymology; lexical transfers; dude; finagle; flabbergast; pimp;
Summary/Abstract: Difficulties in tracing the etymology of lexical isolates and loans from other languages are exemplified in the discussion of a gathering of English words previously without satisfactory explanations of origin.
Journal: Studia Linguistica Universitatis Iagellonicae Cracoviensis
- Issue Year: 133/2016
- Issue No: 4
- Page Range: 259-267
- Page Count: 9
- Language: English