The adaptation strategies of English loanwords among Kelantan Malay dialect speakers

• Main Authors: Sakinah Nik Muhamad Naziman,, Sharifah Raihan Syed Jaafar,
• Format: Article
• Language: English
• Published: Penerbit Universiti Kebangsaan Malaysia 2018
• Online Access: http://journalarticle.ukm.my/15890/1/24767-91396-1-PB.pdf; http://journalarticle.ukm.my/15890/; http://ejournals.ukm.my/3l/issue/view/1152

This paper discusses the adaptation strategies when the Kelantan dialect speakers borrow words from English. It also discusses the findings for loanwords approach. There are three approaches to account for the adaptation and processing of sound-based loanwords namely Perception, Phonology or Perce...