WHAT ARE PSEUDO-ANGLICISMS AND HOW CAN WE DEFINE THEM?

Authors

  • Nenad Tomović

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.18485/bells.2023.15.2

Keywords:

anglicisms, pseudo-anglicisms, borrowing, languages in contact

Abstract

Although it is a well-known fact that many languages borrow words and phrases from English, there are also many words coined from English elements that do not exist in varieties of English used by native speakers. These words are described as anglicisms in a broader sense, but since they are created by speakers of other languages, contain English elements, but do not appear in English, they are often referred to as pseudo-anglicisms. Pseudo-anglicisms differ across languages in terms of how they are formed and how they are defined by local linguists. It is possible to say that pseudo-anglicisms are often compounds, but according to various linguists, some languages also use derivation, semantic shift, or other processes to create them. In this paper, we will analyze different types of words described as pseudo-anglicisms in several European languages and attempt to provide a comprehensive definition based on their common features.

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Published

2023-12-26

How to Cite

Tomović, N. (2023). WHAT ARE PSEUDO-ANGLICISMS AND HOW CAN WE DEFINE THEM?. Belgrade English Language and Literature Studies, 15(1), 33–43. https://doi.org/10.18485/bells.2023.15.2

Issue

Vol. 15 No. 1 (2023): BELLS - volume 15

Section

THEORETICAL AND APPLIED LINGUISTICS

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