Question

The process of forming a new word by borrowing from another language is called:

• A. Coinage
• B. Compounding
• C. Borrowing
• D. Clipping

Answer 1

Answer:

C. Borrowing

• The process of forming a new word by borrowing from another language is called "borrowing"; the words borrowed are called "loanwords". 

• When a language adopts a word directly from another language, it is considered a loanword, and the act of taking that word is called borrowing. 

• Loanwords:

  Words that are borrowed from another language are referred to as loanwords. 

• Source language:

  The language from which the word is borrowed is called the source language. 

• Recipient language:

  The language that adopts the borrowed word is called the recipient language.