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(linguistics, rare) A pseudo-loan, or sometimes specifically a lexical construction (term or phrase) made using elements from another language, but which does not exist in that language.

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allogenism

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allogenism

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(linguistics, rare) A pseudo-loan, or sometimes specifically a lexical construction (term or phrase) made using elements from another language, but which does not exist in that language.

Japanese Meaning

他の言語の要素を組み合わせて作られた疑似的な借用語、すなわちその言語には実際には存在しない語彙表現（用語またはフレーズ）を指す。

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The historian of language argued that the neologism was an instance of allogenism rather than a genuine borrowing.

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言語史の研究者は、その新語が本当の借用語ではなく、擬借用語（他言語の要素を用いて作られたが元の言語には存在しない語）の一例だと主張した。

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(linguistics, rare) A pseudo-loan, or sometimes specifically a lexical construction (term or phrase) made using elements from another language, but which does not exist in that language.

We also document, as a key feature of SMS communication, hybrid forms of language use that blur the boundaries between what we commonly call languages (e.g. homographs, mixed spellings or allogenisms), and we suggest that these possibly indicate that SMS communication has become one site where the tension between localized and globalized social practices is played out.

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allogenisms

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