Functions of western loanwords in Japanese newspaper articles
Previous studies on Western loanwords in Japanese showed that they account for approximately 10 percent of the Japanese lexicon and their number is continuing to grow. This thesis examined the functions of Western loanwords in the language of newspaper articles. 3,844 occurrences of loanwords were...
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Format: | Others |
Language: | English |
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2009
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Online Access: | http://hdl.handle.net/2429/15033 |