Utjecaj engleskoga jezika na bosanski i uporaba engleskih riječi u bosanskome jeziku
The Impact of English on the Bosnian Language and the Use of English Words in Bosnian
Author(s): Nadja Skopljak, Vildana DubravacSubject(s): Language and Literature Studies, Sociolinguistics, South Slavic Languages
Published by: Filozofski fakultet Sveučilišta u Mostaru
Keywords: Bosnian; cross-linguistic influence; English; borrowing;preferences;
Summary/Abstract: The present study investigated the impact of English as the global language on Bosnian with a particular focus on the use of English words among adult Bosnian speakers. Thus, the survey was administered to 200 participants to get an insight into their preferences for native Bosnian words, foreign English words and adapted English words. The analysis revealed that English has gained a prominent status in Bosnia and Herzegovina, not rarely being preferred over the native structures with a similar or equivalent meaning. Furthermore, filling lexical gaps does not seem to motivate borrowing, but rather a wish to transmit a message of a more modern lifestyle.
Journal: Hum
- Issue Year: XIV/2019
- Issue No: 22
- Page Range: 138-155
- Page Count: 18
- Language: Croatian