Lexical Doublets in English and their Etymology

Abstract

This article discusses the functional semantic study of lexical doublets of English language. Moreover, the article considers the etymology of doublets which were borrowed from different languages, such as French, Latin and others and reveals comparison of English with other languages that has a great influence on the developmental process of English language, functional semantics of English doublets comparing with other languages by representing examples as well. In addition, the article gives an overview of the lexical-semantic features of doublets that borrowed from other languages and their etymology according to their origin.