A Corpus Analysis of Loanword Effects on Second Language Production

Abstract Research suggests that English-derived loanwords in Japanese can affect learners' acquisition and receptive knowledge of their English words origin (‘basewords'). This study adopts a corpus-based approach to expand on this research by exploring the effects productive knowledge. It primarily uses corpus written produced learners English, native speakers, samples from compare quantitatively how basewords are used each. The results provide statistically non-significant evidence relatively more frequently than some significant baseword usage exhibits features loanword where have changed meaning or part speech origin. corpora also weak loanwords' increase with length English. findings point way targeted use classroom, including through exploration themselves.