Conlangery #59: Loan Words
Conlangery Podcast
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The Process of Reanalysis
Reanalysis is when you translate an idiom into your native language. The classic example is the phrase piece of cake in English refers to something that's very easy. Reanalysis is definitely possible if the word looks at all native. We borrowed the word orange, but it came from Spanish, which was not on.
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