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What is the term for words absorbed from other languages?
What is the term for words absorbed from other languages?
- Native words
- Borrowed words (correct)
- Old words
- Invented words
What is the process of incorporating foreign words into a language called?
What is the process of incorporating foreign words into a language called?
- Language eradication
- Language assimilation (correct)
- Language preservation
- Language isolation
What is the term for a word that has been adapted from another language to fit the phonological and morphological patterns of the borrowing language?
What is the term for a word that has been adapted from another language to fit the phonological and morphological patterns of the borrowing language?
- Semantic shift
- Literal translation
- Phonological assimilation
- Loan translation (correct)
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