anglicism
Borrowed English expression
An anglicism is a word, phrase, or construction borrowed from English into another language, or an English idiom used where it sounds foreign or awkward: The French académie fights against anglicisms like "le weekend".
The term also describes characteristically English traits or customs adopted elsewhere.
In discussions of language purity, anglicism often carries a slightly negative connotation—something to be resisted or replaced with native alternatives.
Temporary taking of another's
- calqueBorrowed phrase translated literally
- cognateWord sharing etymological origin
- false friendDeceptive apparent ally
- loan translationLiteral rendering of foreign idiom
transliteration · adaptation · naturalization · assimilation · code-switching · franglais · foreignism · neologism
Adopting US cultural norms
- westernizationAdopting Euro-American practices
- lingua francaShared tongue between peoples
- cultural imperialismDominant society imposing its ways
- homogenizationMaking things the same
Casual conversational expression
- jargonSpecialized professional vocabulary
- slangInformal in-group vocabulary
- technical termSpecialized field vocabulary
- youth slangInformal language of adolescents
Maintaining endangered native tongues
- Académie françaiseFrench language regulatory institution
- foreign influenceOutside power affecting domestic affairs
- language reformPlanned changes to tongues
- cultural resistanceOpposing mainstream through heritage
borrowing
Temporary taking of another's
- calqueBorrowed phrase translated literally
- cognateWord sharing etymological origin
- false friendDeceptive apparent ally
loan translation · transliteration · adaptation · naturalization · assimilation · code-switching · franglais · foreignism · neologism · coinage
Americanization
Adopting US cultural norms
- westernizationAdopting Euro-American practices
- lingua francaShared tongue between peoples
- cultural imperialismDominant society imposing its ways
colloquialism
Casual conversational expression
- jargonSpecialized professional vocabulary
- slangInformal in-group vocabulary
- technical termSpecialized field vocabulary
language preservation
Maintaining endangered native tongues
- Académie françaiseFrench language regulatory institution
- foreign influenceOutside power affecting domestic affairs
- language reformPlanned changes to tongues
- loanwordsloanword, loan words, borrowings, borrowed words, loan word
- Contact Languagespidgin, creole language, trade language, pidginization, relexification
- language changelanguage change, linguistic diffusion, loan words, creolization, Great Vowel Shift
- language mixingcode-switching, code switching, mixing, alternation, switching
- language policylanguage laws, language politics, official language, official languages, language education
anglicize, anglicized, anglicization, anglicizes, anglicizing, anglicisms