Loanword Adaptation Triggering Lexical Variation ※ : The case of ayphullikheyisyen, ephullikheyisyen, ayp and ephul in Korean

• 발행기관: 한국사회언어학회
• 저자명: 이진석(Jinsok Lee)
• 간행물 정보: 『사회언어학』제26권 4호, 91~118쪽, 전체 28쪽
• 주제분류: 어문학 > 언어학
• 파일형태: PDF
• 발행일자: 2018.12.30

영문 초록

Lee, Jinsok. 2018. “Loanword Adaptation Triggering Lexical Variation: The case of ayphullikheyisyen, ephullikheyisyen, ayp, and ephul in Korean”. The Sociolinguistic Journal of Korea 26(4). 91~118. This research project examines the English loanword adaptation process in Korean as the initiator of variation in the lexical level. By focusing mainly on four loanword variants originated from the English expression application , the current study proposes several linguistic models of initiating lexical variation triggered by loanword adaptation processes. The linguistic examination on the adaptation of application to ayphullikheyisyen and ephullikheyisyen revealed that the generation of both loanword variants were systematically done. Regarding the other two forms, it is strongly suggested that ephul was derived from ephullikheyisyen through clipping, while ayp was a direct adaptation of the clipped English word app . These findings were supported through examining the appearance frequencies of those four variants in written media records. By demonstrating how the loanword adaptation processes can initiate variations in the lexical level, this study provides an additional insight in understanding the basic mechanism of linguistic variation in general, especially in investigating the cause of the initial stage of variation phenomena.

목차

1. Introduction

2. Lexical Variation and Loanword

3. Abbreviations in Korean

4. Discussion

5. Conclusion

키워드

initial stage of variation lexical variation loanword Korean clipping lexical variant phonological adaptation