A content analysis of lexical borrowings in Imbabura Kichwa
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https://doi.org/10.15381/lengsoc.v23i1.26098Keywords:
Kichwa, Spanish, lexical borrowing, language loss, language revitalizationAbstract
Kichwa speakers from Ecuador, specifically from Otavalo, have been in contact with the Spanish language for centuries. The interaction of the two languages within the same geographical space has caused the speakers of Kichwa, the subordinate language, to adopt words from Spanish to convey messages. This article aims at analyzing the function(s) of lexical borrowings and their possible implications for language revitalization and language loss processes in the Kichwa language from Imbabura province (IK). This research focuses on 1) the most common borrowed words that Kichwa speakers use, and 2) the possible reasons for using these borrowings. The research method used was the qualitative content analysis in which five eight-minute-long videos taken from a free video-sharing website were carefully examined. The borrowings were categorized by the syntactic functions and by their frequency of use. The results are aligned with previous research as content words outnumbered function words. The reasons for the use were analyzed taking into account social domains and mental processes.
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