Anglistics
[ ang-glis-tiks ]
/ æŋˈglɪs tɪks /
noun (used with a singular verb)
the study of the English language and of literature written in English.
QUIZZES
DISCOVER THE INFLUENCE OF PORTUGUESE ON ENGLISH VIA THIS QUIZ!
We’ve gathered some interesting words donated to English from Portuguese … as well as some that just don’t translate at all. Do you know what they mean?
Question 1 of 11
Which of the following animal names traces its immediate origin to Portuguese?
Words nearby Anglistics
Anglicist, Anglicize, Anglify, angling, Anglist, Anglistics, Anglo, Anglo-American, Anglo-Australian, Anglo-Catholic, Anglo-Catholicism
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