| Lemma | to borrow |
|---|---|
| Categoria grammaticale | V |
| Lingua | inglese |
| Sigla | Romaine (1988) |
| Titolo | Pidgin and Creole Languages |
| Sinonimi | |
| Rinvii | borrowing (inglese) |
| Traduzioni | |
| Citazioni | All languages borrow. What is interesting is the extent to which any language can integrate what it borrows without undermining its grammatical and semantic integrity. It is not always the case that a language borrows from another because it lacks vocabulary. |