The Interaction of Borrowing and Word Formation - by Pius Ten Hacken & Renáta Panocová (Paperback)

About the Book

Drawing on detailed case studies across a range of languages, including English, German, Dutch, Italian, Portuguese, Polish, Czech, Russian, Lithuanian and Greek, this book examines the different factors that determine the outcome of the interaction between borrowing and word formation.

Book Synopsis

Drawing on detailed case studies across a range of languages, including English, German, Dutch, Italian, Portuguese, Polish, Czech, Russian, Lithuanian and Greek, this book examines the different factors that determine the outcome of the interaction between borrowing and word formation. Historically, borrowing has largely been studied from etymological and lexicographical perspectives and word formation has been included in morphology. However, this book focuses on their mutual influence and interaction. Bringing together a range of contributors, each chapter illustrates how borrowing and word formation are in competition as alternative naming processes, while also showing how they can influence each other. The case studies are framed by an introduction that describes the general background and a conclusion that summarises the main findings.

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Explores how borrowing and word formation are used together and in competition for naming new concepts in language contact situations Drawing on detailed case studies across a range of languages, including English, German, Dutch, Italian, Portuguese, Polish, Czech, Russian, Lithuanian and Greek, this book examines the different factors that determine the outcome of the interaction between borrowing and word formation. Historically, borrowing has largely been studied from etymological and lexicographical perspectives and word formation has been included in morphology. However, this book focuses on their mutual influence and interaction. Bringing together a range of contributors, this volume illustrates how borrowing and word formation are in competition as alternative naming processes, while also showing how they can influence each other. The case studies are framed by an introduction that describes the general background and a conclusion that summarises the main findings. Key Features - Includes case studies from a wide range of European languages, including English, German, Dutch, Italian, Portuguese, Polish, Czech, Russian, Lithuanian and Greek - Draws on data from dialects and minority and heritage languages, demonstrating specific perspectives on borrowing in contrast to word formation - Examines historical data from medieval and early modern periods as well as contemporary languages - Formulates generalisations over the case studies in a concluding chapter Pius ten Hacken is Professor and Chair in the Department of Translation Studies at Leopold-Franzens-Universität Innsbruck. Renáta Panocová is Associate Professor in the Department of British and American Studies at Pavel Jozef Safárik University in Kosice, Slovakia.

About the Author

Pius ten Hacken is a Professor of Translation Studies at the University of Innsbruck. His research focuses on word formation, terminology and the mental lexicon. His latest monograph is Word Formation in Parallel Architecture (2019). Together with Maria Koliopoulou, he was guest editor for a special issue on New Words and Linguistic Purism of the International Journal of Lexicography (2020). His latest edited volume, co-edited with Renáta Panocová, is The Interaction of Borrowing and Word Formation (Edinburgh University Press, 2020).

Renáta Panocová is a Professor of Linguistics at the Department of British and American Studies at the Faculty of Arts of the Pavol Jozef Safárik University in Kosice. Her research focuses on word formation, language for special purposes and intercultural communication. Her latest monographs are The Vocabulary of Medical English: A Corpus-Based Study (2017) and Categories of Word Formation and Borrowing: An onomasiological account of neoclassical formations (2015). Together with Pius ten Hacken she edited The Interaction of Borrowing and Word Formation (Edinburgh University Press, 2020).