WESTERN ORIGINATED WORDS ENTERED INTO CHINESE
ÇİNCE'YE GİREN BATI KÖKENLİ KELİMELER

Author : İnci İNCE ERDOĞDU
Number of pages : 177-185

Abstract

China, had saved his status being largest economy of the World until middle of 19th century. After spectacular developments occured in the middle of 19th century in science and tecnology, China incured by assault and suppression attempts of imperialist powers. Great Britain big power of that period started a war named Opium War to China at 1840. During those years had many foreign words had entered into Chinese language. English language had been begun to be teached. English words had used among ordinary people. Chinese language is different from West originated languages not only by its form or image by phonetic. Chinese has been in cultural relation with different nationalities along centuries. At the present time there are still many loans from different nationalities, different religion and different languages in Chinese language.

Keywords

Chinese,English, West, borrowing foreign word,loan

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