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The rule that words or phrases borrowed between languages will be modified in their pronunciation as necessary to conform to the set of sounds used by the borrowing language.

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law of Hobson-Jobson

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law of Hobson-Jobson

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The "rule" that words or phrases borrowed between languages will be modified in their pronunciation as necessary to conform to the set of sounds used by the borrowing language.

Japanese Meaning

言語間で借用された単語や語句は、借用先の言語の音韻体系に合わせて発音が変化するという法則

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Linguists often invoke the law of Hobson-Jobson when explaining why borrowed words change their sounds across languages.

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言語学者は、借用語やフレーズが借用する言語の音体系に合わせて発音が修正されるという規則を、借用語の発音が言語間でどのように変化するかを説明する際によく引用します。

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The "rule" that words or phrases borrowed between languages will be modified in their pronunciation as necessary to conform to the set of sounds used by the borrowing language.

In many places in the Dictionary, I find I have used the expression ‘the law of Hobson-Jobson.’ The name is an adaptation from the expression used by Col. Yule and Mr. Burnell as a name for their interesting Dictionary of Anglo-Indian words. The law is well recognised, though it has lacked a name, such as I now venture to give it.

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