Calque

GPTKB entity

Statements (13)
Predicate Object
gptkbp:instanceOf linguistic theory
gptkbp:alsoKnownAs Loan translation
gptkbp:category Translation technique
gptkbp:contrastsWith Loanword
gptkbp:etymology French 'calque' meaning 'copy' or 'tracing'
gptkbp:example English 'skyscraper' from French 'gratte-ciel'
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label Calque
gptkbp:processor Translating elements of a foreign word or phrase
gptkbp:refersTo A word or phrase borrowed from another language by literal translation
gptkbp:relatedTo Semantic loan
gptkbp:usedIn gptkb:Linguistics
gptkbp:bfsParent gptkb:Ryoko_Sekiguchi
gptkbp:bfsLayer 6