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Borrowing vs. Calque — What's the Difference?

Borrowing vs. Calque — What's the Difference?

Difference Between Borrowing and Calque

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Borrowing

Something that is borrowed, especially a word borrowed from one language for use in another.

Calque

In linguistics, a calque () or loan translation is a word or phrase borrowed from another language by literal word-for-word or root-for-root translation. When used as a verb, "to calque" means to borrow a word or phrase from another language while translating its components, so as to create a new lexeme in the target language.

Borrowing

Present participle of borrow
She is borrowing my pen.

Calque

To make a loan translation from (a word in another language).

Borrowing

Slang term for shoplifting.
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Calque

A word or phrase in a language formed by word-for-word or morpheme-by-morpheme translation of a word in another language.
Loan formation

Borrowing

An instance of something being borrowed.

Calque

See loan translation.

Borrowing

(linguistics) A borrowed word, adopted from a foreign language; loanword.

Calque

To adopt (a word or phrase) from one language to another by semantic translation of its parts.

Borrowing

The appropriation (of ideas or words etc) from another source;
The borrowing of ancient motifs was very apparent

Calque

An expression introduced into one language by translating it from another language

Borrowing

Obtaining funds from a lender

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