FRENCH AND ENGLISH INFLUENCE ON THE ROMANIAN LANGUAGE

Borrowing as an external factor is an important means of vocabulary enrichment. As for the Romanian lexicon, a major importance in its formation is represented by the influence of English and French. These foreign words, taken from other languages and included in the Romanian vocabulary, are adapted to the language systems. Some words entered the Romanian language directly (through direct contact between peoples with different languages; orally) or indirectly (through books or in writing in general, having a religious or bookish character). These loans were possible due to various factors, among which we can identify the geographical space around the Romanian territory, various relations between people.