African elements (Africanisms) in modern American English

The article deals with the influence of words of African origin on the formation of American English [AE] word stock. It provides new interpretation of Africanisms and shows the significance of this part of vocabulary in determining the characteristics of the American culture. The investigation is b...

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Autor principal:	Elnara Putayeva
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Lenguaje:	DE EN FR
Publicado:	Warsaw University Press 2021
Materias:	american english africanisms african languages american culture loanwords Ethnology. Social and cultural anthropology GN301-674 Philology. Linguistics P1-1091 African languages and literature PL8000-8844
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spelling	oai:doaj.org-article:69441cfbd8e145dd81bc5e46e8659e372021-11-29T17:56:35ZAfrican elements (Africanisms) in modern American English2545-21342657-4187https://doaj.org/article/69441cfbd8e145dd81bc5e46e8659e372021-11-01T00:00:00Zhttps://salc.uw.edu.pl/index.php/SALC/article/view/288https://doaj.org/toc/2545-2134https://doaj.org/toc/2657-4187The article deals with the influence of words of African origin on the formation of American English [AE] word stock. It provides new interpretation of Africanisms and shows the significance of this part of vocabulary in determining the characteristics of the American culture. The investigation is based on the existing sources (mainly lexicographic works) and is aimed at their new structural and functional analysis. As a result of the research, it became clear that most of the words of African origin were introduced to English spoken in America in the 17th century and some in the 18th and 19th centuries. The number of words and expressions from African languages that were introduced was closely related to African Americans’ way of living, their spiritual believes, rituals and attitudes and various objects used by them such as weapons. The word stock of the English language was enriched due to the assimilation of loanwords from languages of Africans living in America. A significant contribution to AE is the great amount of words naming animals, fruit, foodstuff, names of states, rivers and lakes, cities and towns.Elnara PutayevaWarsaw University Pressarticleamerican englishafricanismsafrican languagesamerican cultureloanwordsEthnology. Social and cultural anthropologyGN301-674Philology. LinguisticsP1-1091African languages and literaturePL8000-8844DEENFRStudies in African Languages and Cultures, Vol 0, Iss 55, Pp 139-157 (2021)
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description	The article deals with the influence of words of African origin on the formation of American English [AE] word stock. It provides new interpretation of Africanisms and shows the significance of this part of vocabulary in determining the characteristics of the American culture. The investigation is based on the existing sources (mainly lexicographic works) and is aimed at their new structural and functional analysis. As a result of the research, it became clear that most of the words of African origin were introduced to English spoken in America in the 17th century and some in the 18th and 19th centuries. The number of words and expressions from African languages that were introduced was closely related to African Americans’ way of living, their spiritual believes, rituals and attitudes and various objects used by them such as weapons. The word stock of the English language was enriched due to the assimilation of loanwords from languages of Africans living in America. A significant contribution to AE is the great amount of words naming animals, fruit, foodstuff, names of states, rivers and lakes, cities and towns.
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African elements (Africanisms) in modern American English

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