Тілдік кірме сөздерді зерттеудің болашағы туралы баяндама

The Future of Language Borrowing Studies

The earlier scholars in the field of languages in contact developed a set of labels for the results of language importation. They also developed some paradigms of language borrowing in terms of phonological adjustments in pronunciation of the new items, morphological impact (i.e. word formation) on the grammar system, and syntax (use of the new items within the native grammatical constructions). The scholars also looked into the functions of loanwords, using to some extent the rhetorical terminology of the Greeks and Romans. They began classifying languages in terms of their receptivity to language importation and change. Future scholars in the field of languages in contact should have a good background in the work of the Greek and Roman language scholars. The background includes not only the labels for various language and rhetorical

constructions and uses but also, when appropriate, their functions. Their work included the poetic uses and functions of vocabulary. Future scholars should also have a good foundation in the work of the various European scholars that worked in the field. The earlier research in the area uses their labels and ideas with some care, while some of the more recent research seems unaware of the

rich heritage of the field. Several new areas in the study of languages in contact have developed in

the last half century or so. Japanese represents one of the best examples of the new problems involved in the research. First, the rapid importation of some 50,000 or so foreign words into Japanese over the last fifty years is a test case for in-depth study. Second, several loanword dictionaries have been published over the past forty years that document the new vocabulary. Third, the Japanese writing system is perhaps the most complicated in the world. The number of

creative uses of the language that are permitted by the writing system seems unlimited. A close study of the Japanese situation should make significant contributions to the general field of the study of languages in contact. The results of the study of the Japanese…