Classical Studies 2800A/B Lecture Notes - Lecture 3: Jabberwocky, Lexicalization, Lexeme
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Lecture 3: borrowing: borrowing (e. g. , skunk, tomato) Lexicalization: lexeme becomes opaque" creating a new lexeme, due to. Change in semantics: crane/crane: affixation un happy; able ism ; great-great-great -grandfather, neologisms. Often the vocabulary of the old language is imported into the new language. The speakers are in close/frequent contact with another language. Only 4 of the 100 (and 12 of the 200) most common english lexemes are latinate. Dominance of the donor language in a particular field or activity. English often borrows a polymorphemic lexeme, but not the root morpheme. Oral, but keeps mouth; urban, but keeps town/city. English often borrows a lexeme, but keeps a native english synonym. English rarely attempts to keep itself pure" of borrowings.