Finders keepers: an introduction ...

Finders keepers: an introduction to lexical borrowing

Linguistics HQ by Dr Rebecca Mitchell

Episode notes

Take a siesta from your schedule, hit the sofa in your pyjamas and rendezvous for a linguistic smorgasbord of loan words! Tune in to this episode to find out why and how we borrow words and where borrowing fits in to a more sinister picture!

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