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Linguistic Indifference

Jezik (Zagreb), 2007-04, Vol.54 (2), p.64-69

ISSN: 0021-6925 ;CODEN: JEZIFB

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  • Title:
    Linguistic Indifference
  • Author: Kovacic, Marko
  • Subjects: Borrowing ; Croatian and Serbian ; English as an International Language ; Language Attitudes ; Lexicon ; Semantic Change
  • Is Part Of: Jezik (Zagreb), 2007-04, Vol.54 (2), p.64-69
  • Description: This article evolved from a study on archaic vocabulary in Croatian, on how it is being depleted & gradually replaced by international loanwords often adopted from or via English, sometimes without being processed or adapted. Some English loanwords are used to represent various categories, their origin & common layman views are offered & corroborated by further examples disclosing certain stereotypes. Besides most common abbreviations, blends, slang & standard words, there are examples of semantic shift or rather a replacement of native words by foreign homonyms. The article simply describes the situation but eventually suggests that there are better solutions to enriching a language than to be careless about its changes & linguistically indifferent. Adapted from the source document
  • Language: English
  • Identifier: ISSN: 0021-6925
    CODEN: JEZIFB
  • Source: Free E Journals
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