| Lemma | semantic specialization |
|---|---|
| Categoria grammaticale | N |
| Lingua | inglese |
| Sigla | Romaine (1988) |
| Titolo | Pidgin and Creole Languages |
| Sinonimi | |
| Rinvii | borrowing (inglese) |
| Traduzioni | |
| Citazioni | There is also another aspect of borrowing in evidence in the children’s naming of the animals, ie semantic specialization. When a language has a word to cover a certain meaning and it borrows another one, one of the terms tends to be restricted in meaning. |