- An
inkhorn term is a loanword, or a word
coined from
existing roots,
which is
deemed to be
unnecessary or over-pretentious. An
inkhorn is an
inkwell made...
- 1966.
English linguistic purism has
persisted in
diverse forms since the
inkhorn term
controversy of the
early modern period. In its
mildest form, purism...
-
together huge
numbers of new
words from
Latin and Gr**** words,
dubbed "
inkhorn terms", as if they had
spilled from a pot of ink. Many of
these words were...
- or verbs.
Anglicism Chinese Pidgin English Cognate Gallicism Germanism Inkhorn term
Loanword Metatypy Wasei-eigo
Engrish Notes Gachelin, Jean-Marc (1986)...
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words of Zulu
origin Anglicisation English terms with
diacritical marks Inkhorn term
Linguistic purism in
English List of
Germanic and
Latinate equivalents...
- beard. Symbols: beehive, a
white dove, a pan,
chalice on a bible, pen and
inkhorn[citation needed]
Patronage Constantinople, education, epilepsy, lecturers...
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while its
French etymon manchette means "cuff".
Bilingual pun
Hybrid word
Inkhorn term
Language contact Neologism Phono-semantic
matching Reborrowing Semantic...
-
school desks had
round holes for inkwells.
Inkhorn with
ivory case (Prague, 9th–13th century). An
inkhorn is an
inkwell made of horn
Stands for dip pens...
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borrowed into
another language directly from
Latin (especially
frequent among inkhorn terms);
English has many of these, as well.
There are many
Latinisms in...
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Comparison of
American and
British English English phonology English studies Inkhorn debate Languages in the
United Kingdom Middle English declension History...
