TY - JOUR
TI - ENGLISH ETYMOLOGIES FROM THE POPULAR REGISTER (I)
AU - Sayers, William
TI - ENGLISH ETYMOLOGIES FROM THE POPULAR REGISTER (I)
AB - 
	Difficulties in tracing the etymology of lexical isolates and loans from other languages are exemplified in the discussion of a gathering of English words previously without satisfactory explanations of origin. In particular, recognition of the adstratum effects of the Irish language on British English over several centuries prompts a call not only for numerous revisions to entries in our standard lexicographical reference works but for a fundamental rethinking of relations between these multiply overlapping speech communities.
VL - 2016
IS - Volume 133, Issue 3
PY - 2016
SN - 1897-1059
C1 - 2083-4624
SP - 171
EP - 181
DO - 10.4467/20834624SL.16.012.5681
UR - https://ejournals.eu/czasopismo/studia-linguistica-uic/artykul/english-etymologies-from-the-popular-register-i
KW - English etymology
KW - lexical transfers
KW - balderdash
KW - gander
KW - gawk
KW - hurdy-gurdy
KW - shenanigan
KW - snook