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Adrianna Mj Posted 9 years ago
Grammar

Difference between a loanword and borrowing.

Hey! I've got a question concerning the difference between a loanword and a borrowing (if there is any). I've seen in various sources different answers; some say that these are 2 different things, although quite similar, others state that they are just synonyms. Which one is true? Is there a difference or not, and if yes can someone tell me what that difference is?

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Hi, I hope you are doing well! Please follow the simplified explanation: Borrowing is used as the action of borrowing something. ex: ‘a curb on government borrowing’ ex: the group had total borrowings of 400 million.

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  • Hi, I hope you are doing well!
  • Please follow the simplified explanation: Borrowing is used as the action of borrowing something.
  • ex: ‘a curb on government borrowing’ ex: the group had total borrowings of 400 million.
  • Loanword is a word adopted from a foreign language with little or no modification.
  • ex: Katakana are used for foreign loanwords from languages other than Chinese; most of these come from English.
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Hi, I hope you are doing well!
Please follow the simplified explanation:
  • Borrowing is used as the action of borrowing something.
ex:‘a curb on government borrowing’
ex: the group had total borrowings of 400 million.
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Adrianna MjIs there a difference or not
No. Not in ordinary English.
borrowing: a word or phrase that comes from another language
loanword: a word from one language that is used in another language without being changed
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