[Lexicog] Lexical Relations vs. Etymology

[John Roberts]

Kenneth Keyes wrote:
>
> To handle this case, I created a lexical function called “Calque”. 
> However, this is also the etymology of the word. How do I deal with 
> the etymology? There are tons of these cases (of calques from Russian) 
> in Eurasian languages.
 
What was your motivation for treating a loan translation (calque) as a 
lexical relation? A lexical relation is a pattern of association that 
exists within a language between lexical units (lexemes). What is the 
pattern of association for calques?

A calque is a borrowing into one language from another language but it 
is not a direct borrowing. It is a lexical term created by a literal 
translation of a lexical expression in the donor language. So 'calque' 
describes the type of borrowing, i.e. the origin or etymology of the 
lexical term. It doesn't describe the relationship it has with other 
lexical items in the language.

For example, you wouldn't set up a lexical function for all the Latinate 
borrowings in English would you?

John Roberts





 
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