The Use of English Vocabulary in Physics Terminology

This article discusses borrowings in the physics terminology of the English language. The paper provides a brief history of foreign borrowings' entry into the English language, examines the morphological features of their assimilation by the English language, and organizes them into groups based on lexical and semantic characteristics. Borrowing, as the term implies, is a word that enters the language from another language and is used as a synonym to define a specific concept. This is one method of developing a nation's language because the language responds quickly to societal needs. Borrowing is also one of the most productive methods of term formation, particularly for physics terms, which are mostly made up of words of foreign origin. This is primarily due to the fact that physics as a science is inherently international, and as a result, the majority of words in English physics terminology are borrowed from foreign languages. The majority of the words are borrowed from Latin, Greek, French, and German. Thus, the entry of foreign borrowings is the primary factor in the replenishment and further development of the English language's physics terminology.

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English Language , Physics Terminology , Foreign Languages