Is Shiroi Howaito? English Loanword Modifiers in Contemporary Japanese from japanese words written in english letters Watch Video
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⏲ Duration: 18 min 78 sec ✓ Published: 21-Oct-2015
Description: (20049) Historical contact between English and Japanese led to the extensive introduction of English-based lexicon. Although, the Japanese language had successfully incorporated Chinese-based written system and a considerable number of Chinese loanwords, the contact with the English language due to the political and historical factors was drastic and uncontrollable. nAccording to different estimates loanwords constitute about 10% of Contemporary Japanese Lexicon and this percentage keeps increas
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