European Academic Research ISSN 2286-4822
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The tendency of using borrowings among English language students: A case study
Author Name :
GRESA BUJUPAJ
Publisher :
Bridge Center
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Abstract :
Perhaps the most frequently encountered outcomes of language change are due to borrowing. Hence, this study focused on exploring whether the usage of English borrowings is increasing, the reasons behind this occurrence and the effect of borrowings on translated texts. The issue was deemed worth exploring since it represents a contemporary problem that linguists deal with. To conduct this research a mixed method was applied where questionnaires were distributed to fifty students of the University of Prishtina, English Language and Literature Department, who had attended or were attending translation courses. The outcomes of the research suggest and support the idea that the practice of using Anglicisms is increasing, students are among those who use borrowings in their translations, regardless of being aware that it can affect the quality of translation. Amongst other significant outcomes, it was concluded that the exposure to media has the greatest impact on increasing the productivity of borrowing English words in Albanian.
Keywords :
borrowing, Anglicisms, students, translation quality, texts, media
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