Abstract

LA PAZ BARBARICH, ESTEBAN. CONTACT AND BORROWING: THE PRESENCE OF ENGLISH IN THE MONTEVIDEAN PRESS. Lingüística [online]. 2014, vol.30, n.1, pp.131-163. ISSN 2079-312X.

In this article, I analyze lexical borrowings from English found in Montevidean newspaper and magazine articles that specifically pertain to computer-related topics and sports. Undergirding this study is the hypothesis –supported by the results obtained– that the semantic field of sports presents a greater assimilation of terms borrowed from English than the field of computers, since it has an older and more consolidated tradition. Based on the quantitative and qualitative analysis of 110 lexical entries, I establish, from a synchronic perspective and following the methodology outlined in Poplack et al. (1984), the degree of integration of the English expressions considered as borrowings and/or loanwords into Spanish, focusing on their orthographical-graphematic variants, their morphological adaptation as well as the degree of acceptability or socialization assigned by the informants. The conclusions value (in an original manner) the scope of influence of English on current Spanish.

Keywords : Montevideo; lexical borrowings from English into Spanish; computers; sports.

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