Loans, lexical elaboration and idiomatic defense

Authors

  • Rodolfo Cerrón-Palomino

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.36901/allpanchis.v22i35/36.854

Keywords:

estudios lingüísticos, idiomas nativos

Abstract

In linguistics, any idiomatic element of a language X (called 'source language') coming from another language Y (known as 'recipient language') is known by the loan name. Thus, for example, the word pucho 'cigarette butt', from Andean Castilian (= borrower language), is a loan from Quechua puchu 'leftover, remaining' (= source language). In this case, figuratively speaking, it is said that Spanish has borrowed the word pucho from Quechua. As can be seen, the inappropriateness of the term "loan" is obvious, since all species of this genre suppose a return, under penalty of being considered a cheat.

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Published

1990-12-10

How to Cite

Loans, lexical elaboration and idiomatic defense. (1990). Allpanchis, 22(36B), 361-392. https://doi.org/10.36901/allpanchis.v22i35/36.854

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