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Download full textVernon, Evelyn I. – 1969
Because of the increasing demands that today's society places on language, there is an increasing need for vocabulary building. The opening of new fields, industries, and media and the vocabularies of specialized fields have all contributed to making increased word knowledge a necessity. New words have been coined to describe developments in new…
Descriptors: Etymology, Language Role, Mass Media, Vocabulary
Peer reviewedSanko, Helene N. – Journal of Language for International Business, 1993
A French brochure entitled "700 Current Words for Business" was developed to familiarize the business community with modern French business vocabulary and avoid intrusion of terminology from other languages. Some terms are neologisms. Translations from Latin, Japanese, and English illustrate the etymology and morphological patterns of…
Descriptors: Business Communication, Etymology, French, Information Dissemination
