ANGLICISMS IN SPORTS TERMINOLOGY IN CROATIAN LANGUAGE

Sa？etak Expansion of English language, mostly through the media, but also owing to the advancements in technological sciences, intensify the need to introduce new words and phrases in Croatian language concerning sports terminology. The aim of this paper is to explain the ways of acquiring anglicisms regarding the form and degrees of integration, as well as the levels of their adaptation into Croatian language, with emphasis on words and phrases used in sports. The analyzed sample is based on 6 articles written on Croatian internet portals based on sports. The concept of anglicism is explained, as well as ways of language borrowing and the adaptation of anglicism in Croatian language in orthographical, phonological and morphological level. The conclusions about the frequency and usage of anglicisms in sports are made based on the research