Essays about: "engelska lånord"

Found 3 essays containing the words engelska lånord.

  1. 1. English profanities in Nordic-language tweets : A comparative quantitative study

    University essay from Linnéuniversitetet/Institutionen för språk (SPR)

    Author : Johannes Widegren; [2022]
    Keywords : Profanity; swearing; swear words; bad language; pragmatic borrowing; loanwords; contact linguistics; Nordic languages; Twitter; geo-tagging; Nordic Tweet Stream; adaptation; Fula ord; svärord; pragmatiska lån; lånord; kontaktlingvistik; nordiska språk; Twitter; geo-taggar; Nordic Tweet Stream; anpassning;

    Abstract : English profanities (i.e. potentially offensive words, including swear words) have been in use for decades in the Nordic languages – Icelandic, Norwegian, Danish, Swedish and Finnish – and offer a multitude of opportunities for linguistic expression, along with the domestic, heritage profanities in each language. READ MORE

  3. 2. Returning Loanwords : Translation of Western Loanwords in Japanese to English

    University essay from Stockholms universitet/Tolk- och översättarinstitutet

    Author : Victor Damberg; [2015]
    Keywords : Translation; loanwords; gairaigo; Japanese to English; returning; local strategy; Översättning; lånord; gairaigo; japanska; engelska; återlämning; lokala strategier;

    Abstract : Although the similarities between the English language and the Japanese language are few, the two have influenced each other profoundly in the last century. The category of words called gairaigo in the Japanese language mostly consist of loanwords from Western languages – in particular English. READ MORE

  4. 3. Swedish Blogs and English Borrowings : An Investigation

    University essay from Engelska institutionen

    Author : My Westergren; [2009]
    Keywords : borrowings; loans; blogging; English; Swedish; lånord; bloggar; Engelska; Svenska;

    Abstract : This paper investigates the role of Swedish blogs as a channel for introduction and establishment of English loans. The direct loans, covering both single-word loans and phrasal loans, were collected from nine blogs at three points in time: 2000, 2004 and 2008. READ MORE