Anglicisms in the Chilean sporting press.

This entry has been dedicated to Anglicisms used in the sporting language. As we already known, in technology, economy and modern life in general it can be found many loanwords coming from the English language. However, sports is the one which has called the attention to many linguists who are interested in this phenomenon. In 2008 for example, Kmotrikova carried out a research about the presence of Anglicisms in the Spanish sport. In this study, he points out that one the most remarkable features of the sporting language is the presence of foreign words. Virtually, most of them come from English language (adrenalina,ace, bádminton, birdie, club, coach, chut, derbi, dopar, fairplay, fan,gol, handicap, jockey, líder, open, penalty, polo, rally, ring, rugby, sponsor, sprint, team,tenis, tie break, water polo, etc). He also mentions that the high prevalence has several reason. Firstly, England was the cradle of many modern sports; therefore, they established the rules and create the first sporting organizations. Secondly, the supremacy of the English language facilitates the spread of those words in the sporting field, which are rapidly adopted by recipient languages like Spanish. Accordingly, the results showed that the sports with the highest level of Anglicicims were Football, Golf and Tennis, all of them invented in England.

In our country, no one has carried out yet any study related to Anglicisms in the sporting language. However, it is known that the presence of English words in sports is highly prevalent, especially in Football, Basketball,Tennis and Boxing. As evidence of that, I have conducted a little research about Anglicisms in the sporting Chilean press on Internet. The findings are surprising!

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