The Influence of English on Italian - Lexical and Cultural Features

The volume explores the history of language contact between Italy and Anglophone countries and illustrates the phenomenon of lexical borrowing. Types of English-induced borrowings are presented on the basis of quantitative and qualitative information provided by Italian lexicographic sources and corpus-based evidence. Criteria of currency and frequency are discussed with reference to a multilingual project (GLAD - Global Anglicism Database), offering a contribution to loanword lexicography. The book is addressed to scholars and non-experts interested in the input of English borrowings into Italian.

Product details

• Authors: Virginia Pulcini
• Publisher: De Gruyter
• Languages: English
• Product format: Paperback / Softback
• Released: 30.06.2025
• EAN: 9783112213964
• ISBN: 978-3-11-221396-4
• No. of pages: 285
• Dimensions: 155 mm x 18 mm x 230 mm
• Weight: 452 g
• Illustrations: 5 b/w and 5 col. ill., 17 b/w and 1 col. tbl.
• Series: Language Contact and Bilingualism [LCB]
• Subjects: Humanities, art, music > Linguistics and literary studies > English linguistics / literary studies; Italienisch, Anglizismus, Lexikographie, Lehnwort, Linguistics, Sprachkontakt, Lexicography, language contact, FOR013000 FOREIGN LANGUAGE STUDY / Italian, LAN029000 LANGUAGE ARTS & DISCIPLINES / Lexicography, Loanword, Anglicisms