ABSTRACT
The lexicon of Swedish is constantly being altered by four main processes:
1 Borrowing: French ‘pièce’ → Swedish pjäs play 2 Compounding: ett hus + ett tak → ett hustak house roof 3 Affixation: o-+ lycklig → olycklig unhappy 4 Abbreviation: fotografi → foto photo
Borrowing from other languages involves the eventual assimilation of a loanword into the Swedish system of orthography, pronunciation and inflexion.
