The analysis of youth-related anglicisms among Bosnian youth - knowledge of their original form and meaning and attitudes towards them

Abstract The importance of the English language in a contemporary globalized world leads to borrowing words into many languages, including Bosnian. current research investigates knowledge original written form and translation English-origin youth-related (anglicisms) among young native speakers study included 345 Bosnian Herzegovinian high school students, both males females, 9 cities. findings revealed that usage Anglicisms youth is not so frequent people Bosnia Herzegovina are more familiar with forms than their translation/synonyms language. Moreover, these two anglicisms shows variation only relative grade English, while gender age were found be irrelevant. Also, no difference was shown different fields: sports, fashion, science technology. Further recommended other on larger population sample.