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The Extent and Range of Foreignisms in Journalistic English
Author(s) -
Lindgren Henry C.
Publication year - 1943
Publication title -
the modern language journal
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 3.486
H-Index - 83
eISSN - 1540-4781
pISSN - 0026-7902
DOI - 10.1111/j.1540-4781.1943.tb00220.x
Subject(s) - newspaper , index (typography) , range (aeronautics) , foreign language , foreign policy , linguistics , political science , media studies , sociology , philosophy , law , computer science , politics , engineering , world wide web , aerospace engineering
Author's summary.— The proportionate number of foreign words used in newspaper English constitutes an index which could be used to measure the interest of Americans in foreign affairs, or the influence of various phases of foreign culture on ours.