The Interaction of Borrowing and Word Formation

Explores how borrowing and word formation are used together and in competition for naming new concepts in language contact situations Includes case studies from a wide range of European languages, including English, German, Dutch, Italian, Portuguese, Polish, Czech, Russian, Lithuanian and GreekDraws on data from dialects and minority and heritage languages, demonstrating specific perspectives on borrowing in contrast to word formationExamines historical data from medieval and early modern perio