Lexical Englishisms and their derivatives in Czech based on the newspaper »Mladá fronta Dnes« Cover Image

Anglicyzmy leksykalne i ich derywaty w języku czeskim na podstawie gazety »Mladá fronta Dnes«
Lexical Englishisms and their derivatives in Czech based on the newspaper »Mladá fronta Dnes«

Author(s): Marek Chlebowski
Subject(s): Theoretical Linguistics, Applied Linguistics
Published by: Uniwersytet Adama Mickiewicza
Keywords: Czech language; Mladá fronta Dnes; Anglicisms; Czech-English language contacts

Summary/Abstract: The object of the article are 435 lexical items – anglicisms and their derivatives (used a total of 3 124 times). The material is derived from seven extensive issues of Mladá fronta Dnes published in November 2009. The lexical units represent, among others, the following semantic fields: sport (128 units), music and subcultures (40 units), transport and construction (25 units), economy and business (24 units) and mass media (24 units). Single items account for about 40% of the total.

  • Issue Year: XIX/2019
  • Issue No: 4
  • Page Range: 484-500
  • Page Count: 17
  • Language: Polish