Barbarism

Barbarism (from the same Greek βαρβαρισμός to βάρβαρος , bárbaros : "the stranger, barbarian ") is used:

• in ancient rhetoric for misspelling or incorrect use of a word, see metaplasm
• sometimes in literary studies for the use of foreign language expressions or parts of speech
• sometimes in linguistics , especially by supporters of linguistic purism , for an unnecessary foreign word

See also

• barbarism

This is a disambiguation page for differentiating between several terms identified with the same word.