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Pimpuang, Kowit; Yuttapongtada, Methawee – LEARN Journal: Language Education and Acquisition Research Network, 2023
The objectives of this research article were to study the relations of Sanskrit to English, to investigate English words identified as of Sanskrit origin which are loanwords in the Thai language and to explore the effects of using WordWall gamification for English words of Sanskrit origin in Thai learning. The samples consisted of seven master's…
Descriptors: Classical Languages, Linguistic Borrowing, Thai, Intervention
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Al-Athwary, Anwar A. H. – Journal of Language and Linguistic Studies, 2021
This theoretical study aims at raising awareness of the existence of lexical false friends (FFs) in English and Arabic as genetically unrelated languages. It also provides a general categorization for FFs from a semantic point of view. A sample of more than fifty FF pairs is examined by contrasting their form, pronunciation and meaning. The…
Descriptors: Linguistic Theory, Linguistic Borrowing, Semitic Languages, Metalinguistics