This exploratory overview of structural borrowing in word-formation discusses the
multiformity of processes and patterns affected by language contact and then reviews …

This paper presents a quantitative corpus-based variationist analysis of the English
insertions used by Belgian Dutch and Netherlandic Dutch participants to the reality TV show …

This paper contributes to the ongoing Cognitive Linguistic turn in research on lexical
borrowing: rather than searching for objective and universal linguistic criteria to demarcate …

In this study, we explore how language affordances are exploited in intercultural
communication using the socio-cognitive approach. Based on previous discussions of …

As suggested by Backus (2012, 2015, usage-based models of contactinduced language
change), this paper combines a cognitive approach with the code-copying framework (CCF) …

Working within the framework of the socio-pragmatic turn in anglicism research, this paper
adds a developmental sociolinguistic perspective in investigating preadolescents' use of …

Taking the notion of pragmatic borrowing as a starting point, the aim of this article is to
assess the pragmatic salience–more specifically the ability to perform illocutionary acts–of …

English is a global language. Synthesizing how it has impacted other languages is far from
straightforward, given the sheer number of languages it is in contact with, the diversity of the …

This paper studies the low frequency of English insertions in child-directed speech in eight
Flemish families, which is striking considering the strong position of English in other …

The article focuses on a comparison of English-Estonian code-copying in blogs and in vlogs.
This paper applies a usage-based approach, combining a cognitive angle with the code …