How did Japanese words enter the English language?

Jul 06, 2017, 05:30 AM

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There is a surprisingly large number of #Japanese loanwords in #English. Oxford English Dictionary editor, John Simpson, explains how they entered the #language in three distinct historical phases. #englishlanguage #elt #loanwordd

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