18 Maltese
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Joseph Brincat
Abstract
New words in Maltese can be formed on Semitic roots or on Romance and English bases, but the latter, being mainly Anglo-Latinisms, tend to reinforce or adapt the Romance element of the vocabulary. Romance and English words are inflected according to Semitic patterns, whereas derivations and compounds add Romance prefixes and suffixes to words of both Semitic and Romance origin. Some English words of Germanic origin are also subjected to such adaptations.
Abstract
New words in Maltese can be formed on Semitic roots or on Romance and English bases, but the latter, being mainly Anglo-Latinisms, tend to reinforce or adapt the Romance element of the vocabulary. Romance and English words are inflected according to Semitic patterns, whereas derivations and compounds add Romance prefixes and suffixes to words of both Semitic and Romance origin. Some English words of Germanic origin are also subjected to such adaptations.
Chapters in this book
- Frontmatter I
- Table of Content V
- 1 German 1
- 2 English 29
- 3 Swedish 49
- 4 Icelandic 79
- 5 Spanish 105
- 6 Romanian 131
- 7 Irish 157
- 8 Polish 193
- 9 Russian 221
- 10 Bulgarian 251
- 11 Lithuanian 277
- 12 Albanian 299
- 13 Greek 317
- 14 Ossetic 341
- 15 Finnish 369
- 16 Hungarian 393
- 17 Basque 417
- 18 Maltese 445
- 19 Turkish 467
- 20 Bashkir 491
- 21 Chuvash 507
- 22 Kalmyk 527
- 23 Abkhaz 553
- 24 Aghul 577
- 25 Lak 597
- 26 Avar 617
- 26 Map of languages 633
Chapters in this book
- Frontmatter I
- Table of Content V
- 1 German 1
- 2 English 29
- 3 Swedish 49
- 4 Icelandic 79
- 5 Spanish 105
- 6 Romanian 131
- 7 Irish 157
- 8 Polish 193
- 9 Russian 221
- 10 Bulgarian 251
- 11 Lithuanian 277
- 12 Albanian 299
- 13 Greek 317
- 14 Ossetic 341
- 15 Finnish 369
- 16 Hungarian 393
- 17 Basque 417
- 18 Maltese 445
- 19 Turkish 467
- 20 Bashkir 491
- 21 Chuvash 507
- 22 Kalmyk 527
- 23 Abkhaz 553
- 24 Aghul 577
- 25 Lak 597
- 26 Avar 617
- 26 Map of languages 633
