This essay aims at exploring and contextualising a phenomenon of Spanish Lexicology, the study of which remains incomprehensive: japonesismos, or terms borrowed from the Japanese language. The scope of this text will limit itself to terminology related to War & Government. First, a compilation of Japanese loanwords that can be found in current Spanish (approaching the language from a unifying perspective) will be elaborated. In addition, the specific methodology employed to identify and compile said inventory of loanwords will be presented. In continuation, the consideration of relevant historical data regarding the contextualisation of these loanwords will be realized in order to provide an exhaustive historical analysis of 10 lexical items. Finally, maintaining a wider perspective of the historical study of Japanese loanwords, the conclusions derived from each term will organized and described.
Keywords:
Japonesismo, Japanese loanwords for War & Government, History of Spanish language, Lexicography, Lexicology, Diccionario de la lengua española
Author Biography
Rafael Fernández Mata, Universidad de Córdoba
Para correspondencia, dirigirse a: Rafael Fernández Mata (L42femar@uco.es / rafaelfernandezmata@gmail.com). Profesor Ayudante Doctor, Universidad de Córdoba (España), +34 625 798 141.
Fernández Mata, R. (2020). Historical analysis and first documentations of Japanese loanwords for War and Government in current Spanish. Boletín De Filología, 55(2), pp. 369–416. Retrieved from https://revistapsicologia.uchile.cl/index.php/BDF/article/view/60619
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