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ERIC Number: EJ418423
Record Type: Journal
Publication Date: 1990
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ISSN: ISSN-1048-4205
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Lexical Modernization in Nepali: A Study of Borrowing.
Acharya, Jayaraj
Georgetown Journal of Languages and Linguistics, v1 n3 p267-89 Sum 1990
Focuses on the controversy among Nepali language specialists over the sources of lexical borrowing in Nepali. Lexical items currently are borrowed from both English and Sanskrit, and also Hindi/Urdu, Persian and Arabic. After reviewing Nepali history and language, the question of borrowing from different sources within different domains of language use is examined. (13 references) (JL)
Descriptors: Arabic, Diachronic Linguistics, English, Hindi, Language Usage, Lexicology, Linguistic Borrowing, Mass Media, Morphology (Languages), Nepali, Persian, Phonology, Sanskrit, Sociolinguistics, Uncommonly Taught Languages, Urdu
Publication Type: Journal Articles; Reports - Research
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Language: English
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Identifiers - Location: Nepal
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