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T1 On lexical borrowings in the history of english, with Special emphasis on the inkhorn controversy: insights from A selection of early modern english Works
A1 Rivera Gibert, Jesús María
A2 Universidad de Valladolid. Facultad de Filosofía y Letras
K1 Borrowings
K1 Debate
K1 Inkhorn controversy
K1 Classical words
K1 English language
AB From the early beginnings, the entrance of borrowings in English has remained a  constant, but their predominance in the lexicon was during much of its history  comparatively low. After the Norman Conquest, however, this trend was dramatically  reversed, and borrowing became the general custom. Far from decreasing, this  tendency only increased in the Renaissance, with the adoption of classical words for  academic writings. This soon became of great concern to some authors who raised the  alarm about the worrying drift English was irreversibly taking in their view as a  consequence of the alarmingly large number of borrowings flowing into the language.  This linguistic awareness eventually gave rise to a nationwide debate about the nature  and lexical capabilities of English known as the "inkhorn controversy", in which two  antagonist positions were confronted concerning the acceptance of classical  borrowings in the language. After two centuries of fierce debate, the position tolerant  with borrowings eventually prevailed over the view of the so-called ˈlinguistic  puristsˈ, who rejected any foreign influence in the language. The study of the works of  some of the most important academic figures of the time has corroborated that among  the historical and social factors involved in the matter, the issues of linguistic prestige  and long-established social discredit on the English part were the most influential.
YR 2017
FD 2017
LK http://uvadoc.uva.es/handle/10324/27923
UL http://uvadoc.uva.es/handle/10324/27923
LA eng
NO Departamento de Filología Inglesa
DS UVaDOC
RD 13-nov-2024