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Philip Newton ([personal profile] pne) wrote2004-06-29 10:40 am
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loanword is a calque, while calque is a loanword.

(By someone on sci.lang.)

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[identity profile] marikochan.livejournal.com 2004-06-29 03:07 am (UTC)(link)
What language is "loanword" a calque from?
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Loanword

[identity profile] pne.livejournal.com 2004-07-04 10:08 am (UTC)(link)
Sorry... didn't get that comment notification so I didn't see your comment until now. (I'm "a bit" behind on my whole friends page reading.)

From what I've read, "loanword" is calqued from the German expression "Lehnwort".

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[identity profile] marikochan.livejournal.com 2004-07-05 07:20 am (UTC)(link)
Hm, never knew that... Thanks! Will have to check it out in the OED when I get my access back. =)
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