Language Borrowing

Today many languages are open to the influence of the English language. The process of adaptation is different in various languages. This paper provides an overview of some English words, so called anglicisms, which have entered the Croatian language. Emphasis is laid upon the adaptation of some nouns at three different levels: phonological, morphological and semantic. At every level there are particular tendencies in the Croatian language. Croatian, as a traditionally purist language, has not accepted all foreign models of language passively, but has adopted loanwords according to its rules creating new word