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Sentences with CALQUE-FORMATION

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Sentences

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"The English language has many calque formations from other languages."
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"The term 'calque formation' refers to the borrowing of a phrase or expression from another language."
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"Some calque formations are so common that they become naturalized in the borrowing language."
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"The process of calque formation can result in literal translations of idiomatic phrases."
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"Many calque formations exist in English due to its historical borrowing of words from other languages."
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"The use of calque formations can be influenced by cultural and historical factors."
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"Some calque formations are more transparent than others."
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"The process of calque formation is fascinating to linguists and language enthusiasts."
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"The English term 'brainstorming' is a calque formation from the German word 'Gedankenblitz'."
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"Some languages tend to use calque formation more than others to adopt foreign words into their lexicon."
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"In calque formation, the structures and meanings of the original words are preserved in the translated version."
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"The French term 'frisson' is a calque formation of the English word 'shiver'."
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"The calque formation 'beer garden' in English comes from the German 'Biergarten'."
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"The Chinese term 'ping guo' is a calque formation of the English word 'apple'."
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