Significance of College Students’ Perspectives and Employment of Loanwords
－ A Case of Southern Taiwan University
The goal of this study is to investigate the circumstances of the employment of
loanword in Taiwan and better understand internal / external cultures. The
contribution of the study is that it observes the perceptions of college students toward
loanwords and discusses the cross-culture conflicts in Taiwan culture. Hence the
researcher collects this information and investigates participants’ acceptance of
loanwords. Furthermore, the researcher brings some problems and solutions regarding
loanwords.
In addition, this study examines participants’ living habits in relation to different
external cultures and loanwords. Through this survey, the researcher also observes
whether or not the majority of people all accept and utilize formal language in their
discourse. In addition, this study will note which loanwords have a higher than usual
frequency of usage in order that better understand how loanwords blend into and
influence society and local culture. From this, we can hopefully see more clearly how
loanwords enrich our language expressions and benefit international interaction and
communication.