QUASI-INTERNATIONAL VOCABULARY IN THE INTERCULTURAL DIALOGUE
The article is devoted to the study of quasi-equivalent vocabulary in the context of intercultural dialogue. The author of the paper bases the research on the newest publications on the theory of borrowings and inter-linguistic equivalence. The paper is focused on the dynamism of quasi-equivalent changes, which the author attributes to the global spread of the English language, as well as to the recent changes in the corresponding social-cultural paradigms.
Keywords: quasi-equivalent (quasi-international) vocabulary, borrowings, international words, intercultural dialogue, interlinguistic equivalents, inter-linguistic homonyms (synonyms, paronyms), semantic changes, globalization
Issue: 10, 2012
Pages: 125 — 131
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