The English language, like many others, is a hodgepodge of words coming from many sources, both here and abroad.

Abstract: In this article, we argue that loanword adaptation is overwhelmingly phonological and that phonetic approximation plays a limited role in the sound changes that loanwords undergo. Explicit ...

This fits perfectly with Cephalobot’s design, which seems to blur the line between creature and machine. Additionally, the ...

Stress placement in English loanwords into Mirpur Pahari (MP) is used to explore whether a usage-based approach can inform the incorporation of external factors (e.g., exposure to a donor language; ...

Sailors, exiles, merchants and philosophers: how the ancient Greeks played with language to express a seaborne imagination ...

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"Boudroumi is a Turkish loanword for 'dungeon' and was used by the local population in Corinth in 1901 to describe the building, of which only the top of the vaulted arch roof was visible," Larsen ...

the captured American crew made it out alive thanks to the efforts of one Japanese local and the well-timed use of an English loanword, in what becomes a remarkable tale of wartime reconciliation.

While this has become the official English loanword for wheat gluten, the food item itself is more widely known as miànjīn in its country of origin, China. Much like tofu, wheat gluten has a long ...

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Green demands to force German households to install heat pumps generated what Germans call ein S—storm (it’s an English loanword) when voters added up the costs. Energy costs are soaring to ...

I’d go with “savory” or “deliciousness.” The word umami is a Japanese loanword commonly used in English nowadays, alongside tsunami, sushi, emoji and futon. Foods often associated with ...