This Research Is Based on the Philosophy of Interpretivism
LANGUAGE IN INDIA Strength for Today and Bright Hope for Tomorrow Volume 9 : 4 April 2009 ISSN 1930-2940 Managing Editor: M. S. Thirumalai, Ph.D. Editors: B. Mallikarjun, Ph.D. Sam Mohanlal, Ph.D. B. A. Sharada, Ph.D. A. R. Fatihi, Ph.D. Lakhan Gusain, Ph.D. K. Karunakaran, Ph.D. Jennifer Marie Bayer, Ph.D. A Study of English Loan Words in Selected Bahasa Melayu Newspaper Articles Shamimah Binti Haja Mohideen, M.HSc. (TESL) Language in India www.languageinindia.com 9 : 4 April 2009 Shamimah Binti Haja Mohideen, M.HSc. (TESL) A Study of English Loan Words in Selected Bahasa Melayu Newpaper Articles 14 A Study of English Loan Words in Selected Bahasa Melayu Newspaper Articles Shamimah Binti Haja Mohideen, M.HSc. (TESL) International Islamic University Malaysia 2006 Language in India www.languageinindia.com 9 : 4 April 2009 Shamimah Binti Haja Mohideen, M.HSc. (TESL) A Study of English Loan Words in Selected Bahasa Melayu Newpaper Articles 15 CHAPTER 1 INTRODUCTION 1.1 BACKGROUND OF STUDY At present there are around 6000 languages spoken in the world and every language has its own distinct vocabulary containing thousands of words. Speakers of each of these languages are in contact with others who speak different languages. It has been found that when languages come into contact, there is transfer of linguistic items from one language to another due to the borrowing of words (Ansre, 1971; Hock, 1986; Bokamba, 1988; B. Kachru, 1989; Y. Kachru, 1982; Mkude, 1986; Pandharipande, 1982; Thomason and Kaufman, 1988; Viereck and Bald, 1986, Weinreich, 1953.) Expansion in vocabulary where new words enter a language is a natural consequence of language contact situations (Bloomfield, 1933; Hock, 1976; Aitchison, 1985; B.
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