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Kowner, Rotem and Rosenhouse, Judith. "Introduction". Globally Speaking: Motives for Adopting English Vocabulary in Other Languages, edited by Judith Rosenhouse and Rotem Kowner, Bristol, Blue Ridge Summit: Multilingual Matters, 2008, pp. 1-3. https://doi.org/10.21832/9781847690524-003

Kowner, R. & Rosenhouse, J. (2008). Introduction. In J. Rosenhouse & R. Kowner (Ed.), Globally Speaking: Motives for Adopting English Vocabulary in Other Languages (pp. 1-3). Bristol, Blue Ridge Summit: Multilingual Matters. https://doi.org/10.21832/9781847690524-003

Kowner, R. and Rosenhouse, J. 2008. Introduction. In: Rosenhouse, J. and Kowner, R. ed. Globally Speaking: Motives for Adopting English Vocabulary in Other Languages. Bristol, Blue Ridge Summit: Multilingual Matters, pp. 1-3. https://doi.org/10.21832/9781847690524-003

Kowner, Rotem and Rosenhouse, Judith. "Introduction" In Globally Speaking: Motives for Adopting English Vocabulary in Other Languages edited by Judith Rosenhouse and Rotem Kowner, 1-3. Bristol, Blue Ridge Summit: Multilingual Matters, 2008. https://doi.org/10.21832/9781847690524-003

Kowner R, Rosenhouse J. Introduction. In: Rosenhouse J, Kowner R (ed.) Globally Speaking: Motives for Adopting English Vocabulary in Other Languages. Bristol, Blue Ridge Summit: Multilingual Matters; 2008. p.1-3. https://doi.org/10.21832/9781847690524-003

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Frontmatter i
Contents v
List of Figures vii
Contributors ix
Introduction 1
1. The Hegemony of English and Determinants of Borrowing from Its Vocabulary 4
2. Icelandic: Phonosemantic Matching 19
3. French: Tradition versus Innovation as Reflected in English Borrowings 44
4. Dutch: Is It Threatened by English? 68
5. Hungarian: Trends and Determinants of English Borrowing in a Market Economy Newcomer 82
6. Russian: From Socialist Realism to Reality Show 98
7. Hebrew: Borrowing Ideology and Pragmatic Aspects in a Modern(ised) Language 121
8. Colloquial Arabic (in Israel): The Case of English Loan Words in a Minority Language with Diglossia 145
9. Amharic: Political and Social Effects on English Loan Words 164
10. Farsi: The Modernisation Process and the Advent of English 187
11. Indian Languages: Hidden English in Texts and Society 208
12. Chinese in Taiwan: Cooking a Linguistic Chop Suey and Embracing English 227
13. Japanese: The Dialectic Relationships Between ‘Westerness’ and ‘Japaneseness’ as Reflected in English Loan Words 250
14. Conclusion: Features of Borrowing from English in 12 Languages 276
Bibliography 296
Index 326

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Chapters in this book

Frontmatter i
Contents v
List of Figures vii
Contributors ix
Introduction 1
1. The Hegemony of English and Determinants of Borrowing from Its Vocabulary 4
2. Icelandic: Phonosemantic Matching 19
3. French: Tradition versus Innovation as Reflected in English Borrowings 44
4. Dutch: Is It Threatened by English? 68
5. Hungarian: Trends and Determinants of English Borrowing in a Market Economy Newcomer 82
6. Russian: From Socialist Realism to Reality Show 98
7. Hebrew: Borrowing Ideology and Pragmatic Aspects in a Modern(ised) Language 121
8. Colloquial Arabic (in Israel): The Case of English Loan Words in a Minority Language with Diglossia 145
9. Amharic: Political and Social Effects on English Loan Words 164
10. Farsi: The Modernisation Process and the Advent of English 187
11. Indian Languages: Hidden English in Texts and Society 208
12. Chinese in Taiwan: Cooking a Linguistic Chop Suey and Embracing English 227
13. Japanese: The Dialectic Relationships Between ‘Westerness’ and ‘Japaneseness’ as Reflected in English Loan Words 250
14. Conclusion: Features of Borrowing from English in 12 Languages 276
Bibliography 296
Index 326

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