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loanshift — [lōn′shift΄] n. a word borrowed from another language in which native morphemes have replaced some of the original ones in the borrowed word (Ex.: SMEARCASE < Ger schmierkäse) … English World dictionary
loanshift — ˈ ̷ ̷ˌ ̷ ̷ noun : a change in the meaning of a word under the influence of another language (as when a word meaning “pedal extremity” acquires also the meaning “12 inch unit of length” under the influence of English “foot”); also : a word that… … Useful english dictionary
calque — /kalk/, n., v., calqued, calquing. Ling. n. 1. a loan translation, esp. one resulting from bilingual interference in which the internal structure of a borrowed word or phrase is maintained but its morphemes are replaced by those of the native… … Universalium
PLURILINGUISME — Les notions de «bilinguisme» et de «plurilinguisme» restent très générales et désignent sans distinction les usages variables de deux ou de plusieurs langues par un individu, par un groupe ou par un ensemble de populations. Leur emploi ne permet… … Encyclopédie Universelle
