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Unit 2
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Phrases
borrowed words
This comes as no surprise.
given that...
Sb / Sth is not alone.
be borrowed into ...
come about
tend to do ...
in the native tongue
in the current age of globbalization
communications technology
bring different cultures closer together
the source language
at a faster pace
(be) related to technological developments
be integrated into ...
bilingual speakers
almost unknowingly
refer to Chinese martial arts
be replaced with
be in use
Phrases
an outcome of language development
oppose adopting words from other cultures
make interventions
keep their native language pure
defend their identity
under this circumstance
a matter of survival
reject outside influences
be pessimistic about
hesitate about
absorb foreign words into its daily vocabulary
formal academic restrictions on...
with new-found ease
novel ideas
a completely isolated language
for better or for worse
the tendency to do ...
go out of style
What do you know about ‘borrowed words’?
Borrowed words are words from other languages that are used in their original form, or a slightly different form, in another language. 外来语
扑克(poker)
休克(shock)
Tofu(豆腐)
Kung fu(功夫)
“The restaurant‘s fried tofu is delicious.” Is there anything special about this sentence? Well, all the words except “the” and “is” are borrowed from other languages! This comes as no surprise, given that English has borrowed words from more than 300 different languages, including Latin, Greek, French and Chinese. However, English is not alone in borrowing words from other languages—borrowed words can be found in almost all languages. For example, English words that are borrowed into the Chinese language include “bacon”, “tank” and “golf”.
Word borrowing comes about when two cultures with different languages interact. This tends to happen when there is no suitable word for an object or idea in the native tongue. This phenomenon has been occurring for thousands of years. I