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Why Japanese uses so many English words | a linguistic breakdown of loanwords in Japanese

Have you ever heard someone speak Japanese, but it sounded like English with a Japanese accent? Or maybe you’re learning Japanese and keep running into English words everywhere? In this video, I take a closer look at loanwords in Japanese: from their origins to how they’re adapted into the Japanese language, and the changes they undergo that result in funny or confusing expressions (sometimes called “English made in Japan”). TIMESTAMPS 00:00 intro to loanwords 00:46 the Japanese lexicon 01:46 外来語 loanwords 03:33 adaptation into Japanese 06:13 和製英語 English made in Japan 09:11 Engrish / Japanglish 10:05 function of loanwords 13:10 outro