HOMEWORK Lesson 7.

Due: Sunday, February 3rd, 2019.

"English terms used in Spanish media: word formation processes involved"
Directions:

1. Browse the internet for English words (Anglicisms) used in Spain newspapers online. Find
out at least 5 recent English words, specifically on any of the following sections: politics,
technology, news, science, education, business, etc.

PLEASE avoid FASHION TERMS, as well as the most popular ones on ELECTRONIC
COMMUNICATION (computers and mobile phones).

2. Fill the cards with the following data:

a. Meaning & origin of the word (if known).
b. Word Formation Process involved, explanation, and morphological analysis, both in English and
in Spanish.

c. Add a quote of the term in Spanish

d. Add a quote of the term in English
e. References
f. Additional information if necessary
• One card / term, that is, 5 different cards
• Find below a sample analysis of one term.
• Use the templateS, the blank tables inserted in page 2.

SAMPLE CARD ANALYSIS

CARD 1 WORD Brexit

a. Meaning & origin of British possible exit, that is, Britain withdrawing from the European
the word Union. Coined in 2012.
b. WFP, explanation EN) Blend SP) Borrowing: Anglicism.
and morphological Britain / Br [itish] + exit
analysis Adj + N= N
c. Quote in English The Queen has called for those with "deeply held differences" to treat
each other with respect in what some will view as a veiled reference to
the toxic mood of public debate since the Brexit vote.
https://www.independent.co.uk/news/uk/home-news/queens-
christmasday-speech-christmas-brexit-annual-a8699006.html
d. Quote in Spanish La comisión de seguimiento del Brexit ha trasladado al sector turístico de
la Comunidad Valenciana un mensaje de tranquilidad ante los posibles
escenarios que se contemplan con la salida de Reino Unido de la Unión
Europea. https://www.europapress.es/temas/brexit/

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 e. References https://www.independent.co.uk/news/uk/home-news/queens-
christmasday-speech-christmas-brexit-annual-a8699006.html
https://www.europapress.es/temas/brexit/
f. Additional Originally spelled as Brixit. Probably patterned on Grexit, which dates
Information from earlier that year, 2012.
Some other words have been created from Brexit: Bregret, Brexicon,
Brexchosis, Brexodus
TEMPLATE

CA WORD
RD Basketball
1

a. Meaning
& origin of Basketball is a team sport in which two teams, most commonly of five players
the word each, opposing one another on a rectangular court, compete with the primary
objective of shooting a basketball
b. WFP, EN) SP)
explanati Compound Word formed by bounding two free Borrowing:
on and morphemes.
morpholo Anglicism.
gical Basket(N)+Ball(N)= Basketball (Noun)
analysis
c. Quote in “This Australian daughter told her father that if he scored a basketball
English hoop by throwing the ball backwards, he wouldn't have to pay one more dollar
for anything she wanted.”

https://www.huffingtonpost.co.uk/2014/09/08/dad-trick-basketball-shot-
daughter_n_5783518.html
d. Quote in “La ACB ha completado la compra de acciones de la Basketball
Spanish Champions League (LCB), aprobada previamente por la Asamblea General de
la Asociación…”

https://www.elperiodico.com/es/baloncesto/20181213/la-acb-adquiere-
acciones-de-la-basketball-champions-league-7199596
e. References https://en.wikipedia.org/wi
ki/Basketball

https://www.elperiodico.co
m/es/baloncesto/20181213/
la-acb-adquiere-acciones-
de-la-basketball-
champions-league-7199596

https://www.huffingtonpost.co.uk/2014/09/08/dad-trick-basketball-shot-
daughter_n_5783518.html

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 f. Additional “Basketball, like any other major sport, has its own unique words and phrases
Informatio used by sports journalists, players, and fans”
n

TEMPLATE

CA WORD GYM
RD
2

a. Meaning “A gym is a club, building, or large room, usually containing special equipment,
& origin of where people go to do physical exercise and get fit. While the lads are golfing, I
the word work out in the gym.”

b. WFP, EN) The word is derived from the ancient Greek SP) Borrowing:
explanati gymnasium. Anglicism.
on and This ‘gymnasium’ has turned into ‘gym’ due to fore-
morpholo clipping.
gical
analysis
c. Quote in “Bird experts in New Zealand have designed a special gym for the country’s
English playful alpine parrot to keep them away from some of the nation’s most
dangerous roads.”

https://www.theguardian.com/environment/2018/jan/11/gym-for-birds-new-
zealand-develops-exercise-playground-for-endangered-kea

d. Quote in “Si lo de ir al 'gym' no es lo tuyo, no te desesperes, eso no significa que no

Spanish puedas hacer deporte o llevar una vida menos sedentaria. Puedes hacer una tabla
de ejercicios en casa y cambiar pequeños hábitos en tu día a día como por
ejemplo, bajar una parada antes del autobús, subir las escaleras y olvidarte del
coche por una temporada. Intenta caminar una hora al día y poco a poco ve
introduciendo ejercicios de mayor intensidad.”

https://www.elmundo.es/yodona/fitness/2018/01/09/5a4d092fe2704e060c8b464
2.html

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 e. References https://www.collinsdictionar
y.com/dictionary/english/gy
m

https://www.theguardian.com/environment/2018/jan/11/gym-for-birds-new-
zealand-develops-exercise-playground-for-endangered-kea

https://www.elmundo.es/yodona/fitness/2018/01/09/5a4d092fe2704e060c8b464
2.html
f. Additional The Greek word gymnasium means "school for naked exercise" and was used to
Informatio designate a locality for the education of young men, including physical
n education (gymnastics, i.e. exercise) which was customarily performed naked, as
well as bathing, and studies.

TEMPLATE

CAR WORD
D3
Garage

a. Meaning & Garage is a walled, roofed structure for storing a vehicle or vehicles that may be
origin of the part of or attached to a home ("attached garage"), or a separate outbuilding or
word shed ("detached garage").

Or

Garage is a raw and energetic style of rock and roll that flourished in the mid-
1960s, most notably in the United States and Canada, and has experienced
various revivals in the last several decades.
b. WFP, EN) SP)
explanatio
n and Borrowing: Borrowing:
morpholog Anglicism. Anglicism.
ical
analysis
c. Quote in “After a lot of uproar about 2011’s Computer and Blues supposedly being the
English “final” album from Skinner under the alias, the Birmingham-born hip-hop,
garage and electronica artist-producer was determined to reinvent himself.
Yet the 39-year-old could not help but return to his roots by tearing into an
almost retrospective Streets set.”

https://www.independent.co.uk/arts-entertainment/music/reviews/the-streets-
review-mike-skinner-brixton-academy-tickets-setlist-new-music-a8325471.html

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 d. Quote in “El caso de María Villar, la veterana de este año (aunque solo tiene 26 años), es
Spanish el segundo. La cantante y guitarrista madrileña partió hacia Nueva York y allí
formó, junto a la neoyorquina Zoë Brecher, Brainfreeze, un grupo de ' garage
rock' que poco tiene que ver con los géneros y estilos musicales que
normalmente se trabajan en la academia.”

https://www.elmundo.es/f5/mira/2018/09/17/5b9fa2f3e5fdea440d8b4
64b.html
e. References
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki
/Garage_(residential)

https://www.independent.co.uk/arts-entertainment/music/reviews/the-streets-
review-mike-skinner-brixton-academy-tickets-setlist-new-music-a8325471.html

https://www.elmundo.es/f5/mira/2018/09/17/5b9fa2f3e5fdea440d8b464b.html

f. Additional The confusion of writing the word "garage" with "g" is possibly due to the
Information French term where "garage" comes from. In this way, while in French it is
written "garage".

TEMPLATE
CARD 4 WORD Stock

a. Meaning & “Stock (British English) is the goods and materials that a business holds for the ultimate
origin of the goal of resale (or repair).”
word
Or

The stock (also capital stock) of a corporation is all of the shares into which ownership of
the corporation is divided. In American English, the shares are commonly called stocks.

b. WFP, EN) SP)

explanation
and Borrowing: Borrowing:
morphologi Anglicism. Anglicism.
cal
analysis

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 c. Quote in “US stock markets continued to fall on Tuesday, wiping out all of 2018’s gains as a slide
English in technology stocks grew into a wider selloff and fears of a trade war with China
worried investors.”

https://www.theguardian.com/business/2018/nov/20/us-stock-markets-continue-fall-
erasing-2018-gains
d. Quote in “Los modelos con menos de tres años fueron los que tuvieron un incremento mayor, del
Spanish 21,9%, hasta suponer 440.443 unidades. Un hecho que se ha visto favorecido por
la entrada en vigor el pasado 1 de septiembre de la nueva normativa de emisiones
(WLTP), que motivó grandes descuentos por parte de las marcas (para deshacerse
del stock con la anterior homoligación), así como un fuerte ascenso de las
automatriculaciones. De hecho, los vehículos de segunda mano procedentes de
matriculaciones tácticas incrementaron sus ventas un 25,1%, hasta sumar 148.294
unidades.”

https://www.elmundo.es/motor/2019/01/04/5c2f98ba21efa0171c8b462b.html
e. References https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Inventor
y
https://www.theguardian.com/business/2018/nov/20/us-stock-markets-continue-fall-
erasing-2018-gains

https://www.elmundo.es/motor/2019/01/04/5c2f98ba21efa0171c8b462b.html

f. Additional
Information

TEMPLATE

CARD WORD
5
Boom

a. Meaning & The common or popular usage boom-and-bust cycle refers to fluctuations in which the
origin of the expansion is rapid and the contraction severe.
word

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 b. WFP, EN) SP)
explanation Coinage: Invention of an entirely new root morpheme Borrowing:
and without any preexisting basis for the creations. Anglicism.
morphological
analysis
c. Quote in “By almost any measure we are in a boom. We are indubitably in a financial boom, for
English shares everywhere are at or close to their all-time highs – the Footsie hit its all-time high on
Friday, and the Dow has raced past 20,000 and is now closing in on 21,000. But for the US and
UK at least it is also something of an economic boom. To be sure, what is happening does not
tick all the boom boxes, but it ticks quite a few of them.”

https://www.independent.co.uk/voices/uk-economy-global-economy-economic-boom-2008-
brexit-a7637136.html
d. Quote in “El productor Enrique López Lavigne leyó por primera vez 'Los Europeos' de Rafael Azcona
Spanish hace más de una década. Se la recomendó su socia, Belén Atienza, y desde entonces no se había
podido sacar de la cabeza la historia protagonizada por dos amigos: Miguel, un joven delineante
de origen aragonés que vive en Madrid realquilado y Antonio, el hijo tarambana de su jefe.
Estamos a finales de los 50, se acerca el verano y ambos deciden escapar del Madrid gris y
aburrido para viajar a la libertina y hedonista Ibiza, donde el boom turístico todavía no ha
acabado de explotar y la vida allí es una fiesta. La idea, claro, es ligar. Primero conocerán a unas
chicas valencianas, luego a Odette, una francesa guapa y sofisticada que es todo lo que ellos no
son.”

https://www.elmundo.es/cultura/cine/2019/01/10/5c36356dfc6c83a2178b45a2.html

e. References https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Business_cycle

https://www.independent.co.uk/voices/uk-economy-global-economy-economic-boom-2008-
brexit-a7637136.html

https://www.elmundo.es/cultura/cine/2019/01/10/5c36356dfc6c83a2178b45a2.html

http://www.wordreference.com/definition/boom
f. Additional “1400–50; 1910–15 for def. 10; late Middle English bombon, bummyn to buzz; cognate with
Information Dutch bommen, German bummen, origin, originally imitative”

http://www.wordreference.com/definition/boom