Description
Book SynopsisEnglish Words Abroad summarizes the methods developed for the innovative multilingual
Dictionary of European Anglicisms (Görlach 2001, OUP) which combines data on English loanwords in sixteen European languages (four each for Germanic, Slavic, Romance and others). This summary allows us to quantify for the first time the extent of the lexical impact of loanwords on individual languages and cultures. The author discusses the elicitation of data from informants with a high linguistic awareness; criteria for inclusion; problems of integration on graphemic, phonological, morphological and semantic/stylistic levels; and speakers’ reactions (purism, language, legislation). He then explores the possibilities of applying these methods to dictionaries of gallicisms and germanisms. The book includes a survey of the most recent dictionaries of anglicisms in European languages.
Table of Contents1. List of Figures; 2. List of abbreviations; 3. Foreword; 4. Preface; 5. 1. A Usage Dictionary of Anglicisms; 6. 2. The fleeting vocabulary; 7. 3. Report on Progress; 8. 4. Etymology: internationalisms, latinisms, and other problems; 9. 5. Marginal lexis: quotation words, foreignisms, technical terms, and archaisms; 10. 6. Graphemic and phonetic/phonological integration; 11. 7. Morphology and word formation; 12. 8. Semantic problems; 13. 9. Calques and purism; 14. 10. Usage; 15. 11. Recent dictionaries of anglicisms; 16. 12. Wanted? Dictionaries of gallicisms, germanisms, and neo-classic diction; 17. 13. Postscript: DEA analysis with the CD-Rom version; 18. Appendix; 19. References; 20. Indexes
