How to Pronounce “loanshift” in English
/lɒʊnʃɪft/
loan·shift
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IPA/lɒʊnʃɪft/
Syllablesloan·shift
What does “loanshift” mean?
NOUN
- The situation in which a word changes or extends its meaning under the influence of another language.
- A word whose meaning has changed in this way.
VERB
- To change a word in this way.
Example sentences
- “As linguists, anthropologists, and others involved in translation realize, the boundaries of exchange between languages are not impermeable to loanshift of meanings (Lehiste 1988:20).”
- “In the contest between a Spanish word and an English word for its place in the new lexical gap (the right end of a broken line), in loan homonymy an English word wins (chanza₂) and in loanshifting a Spanish word wins (apertura, extended).”
How to pronounce “loanshift”
- Syllables:
- loan · shift
- IPA:
- /lɒʊnʃɪft/
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How do you pronounce “loanshift”?
“loanshift” is pronounced /lɒʊnʃɪft/ (loan · shift). Listen to the audio pronunciation above to hear it spoken clearly.
How many syllables are in “loanshift”?
“loanshift” has 2 syllables: loan · shift.
What does “loanshift” mean?
The situation in which a word changes or extends its meaning under the influence of another language.