Borrowing is quite clearly a component of language growth. As a result, it is a continuous process. Once the words are borrowed, adaptation strategies are applied to allow the borrowed lexicon fit into the phonological and morphological structures of the recipient language. Every language whose speakers have had contact with another or other languages cannot be completely free of borrowed forms. G k y language has had long contact with English and Kiswahili from early last century. As a result, G k y has borrowed a lot from the two languages. This book explores the various phonological and...
Borrowing is quite clearly a component of language growth. As a result, it is a continuous process. Once the words are borrowed, adaptation strategies...