Translingual Words - An East Asian Lexical Encounter With English

Translingual Words is a detailed case study on lexical integration, or mediation, occurring between East Asian languages and English(es).

List of contents

1. Birth of Translingual Words

Chapter 1. Foreign Words: Aliens and Denizens?
Chapter 2. Hybrid Words: Anomalies?
Chapter 3. Subcultural words: Peripheral words?
Chapter 4. Translingual Words

1. East Asian Words in English

Chapter 5. First arrivals
Chapter 6. Settlement
Chapter 7. Stylistic Variations
III. English Words in East Asian Languages
Chapter 8. Directly imported English words
Chapter 9. Locally-made English words
Chapter 10. Global Words

About the author

Jieun Kiaer is Associate Professor of Korean Language and Linguistics at the University of Oxford, UK.

Summary

Translingual Words is a detailed case study on lexical integration, or mediation, occurring between East Asian languages and English(es).

Product details

• Authors: Jieun Kiaer, Jieun (University of Oxford Kiaer, Kiaer Jieun
• Publisher: Taylor & Francis Ltd.
• Languages: English
• Product format: Hardback
• Released: 27.11.2018
• EAN: 9780815357629
• ISBN: 978-0-8153-5762-9
• No. of pages: 160
• Series: Routledge Studies in East Asian Translation
• Subjects: Humanities, art, music > Linguistics and literary studies > General and comparative linguistics; English, LANGUAGE ARTS & DISCIPLINES / Linguistics / Sociolinguistics, FOREIGN LANGUAGE STUDY / Japanese, FOREIGN LANGUAGE STUDY / General, FOREIGN LANGUAGE STUDY / Chinese, FOREIGN LANGUAGE STUDY / Korean, LANGUAGE ARTS & DISCIPLINES / Lexicography, Sociolinguistics, Regional Studies, East Asia, Far East, Regional / International studies, Lexicography