Borrowing (i.e. loanword)

The term borrowing is often used in the same sense as loanword, or perhaps more generally, for any loan element.

Subtypes

• cultural borrowing
• core borrowing

(These two terms are known especially from Myers-Scotton's work.)

Polysemy

Borrowing has at least two other meanings:

• borrowing (i.e. copying)
• borrowing (i.e. adoption)

other languages

Chinese 外来词
German Entlehnung (d.h. Lehnwort)