THE TERM "SANSKRIT" IN ENGLISH. THE HISTORY OF ORIGIN

The subject of the research is such a section of terminology as "Formation of new terms". On the example of the term "Sanskrit" the history of the origin in the English language is traced. For this purpose the article depicts in detail the stages of acquaintance of Europeans with...

Full description

Bibliographic Details
Main Authors: Martynenko, Ye.V., Simonova, K.Yu.
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Marina Sokolova Publishings 2020-09-01
Series:Russian Linguistic Bulletin
Subjects:
Online Access:http://rulb.org/wp-content/uploads/wpem/pdf_compilations/3(23)/29-33.pdf
Description
Summary:The subject of the research is such a section of terminology as "Formation of new terms". On the example of the term "Sanskrit" the history of the origin in the English language is traced. For this purpose the article depicts in detail the stages of acquaintance of Europeans with ancient India and its language. And a comparative analysis of the meanings of this term in the dictionaries of the source language and the borrowing (English) language is carried out also. The novelty of the research lies in the fact that the study took place on the material of one of the ancient languages - Sanskrit. It is established that the term "Sanskrit" was borrowed in English with a narrowing of meaning and slight distortions in pronunciation.
ISSN:2313-0288
2411-2968