When I Use A Word It Means Just What I Choose It To Mean Neither More Nor Less Studies In Honour Of Stefania Nuccorini

Author : Dora Faraci,Giovanni Iamartino,Lucilla Lopriore,Martina Nied Curcio,Serenella Zanotti
Publisher : Roma TrE-Press
Page : 291 pages
File Size : 46,5 Mb
Release : 2024-02-16
Category : Juvenile Nonfiction
ISBN : 9791259772961

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When I use a word, it means just what I choose it to mean-neither more nor less. Studies in honour of Stefania Nuccorini by Dora Faraci,Giovanni Iamartino,Lucilla Lopriore,Martina Nied Curcio,Serenella Zanotti Pdf

Il volume raccoglie una serie di quattordici saggi da parte di studiosi italiani e stranieri – colleghe e colleghi, allieve di un tempo, amici – che hanno inteso così onorare la figura personale e professionale di Stefania Nuccorini, Professore Onorario dell’Università di Roma Tre, e autorevole studiosa di lingua e linguistica inglese. I saggi esplorano ambiti di ricerca in cui si è distinta l’operosità scientifica di Stefania Nuccorini, definita “Master of Words” dalle colleghe e amiche di Roma Tre. In primis, passato, presente e futuro della lessicografia, con saggi sui glossari anglosassoni (Faraci), note d’uso nella storia della lessicografia inglese (Bejoint), learners’ dictionaries (Klotz) e e-lexicography (Pettini). Poi, studi di carattere lessicologico, con particolare riferimento alle collocazioni (Pinnavaia), agli anglicismi in italiano (Pulcini e Fiasco), ai verba dicendi in prospettiva comparativa e traduttiva inglese-italiano (Bruti), nonché all’uso di già nella traduzione audiovisiva dall’inglese (Pavesi e Zanotti). Di taglio didattico e transculturale sono due saggi su English as a Lingua Franca (Lopriore, Sperti) e un terzo sull’inglese come relay language (Nied Curcio). Completano la raccolta due saggi di carattere letterario e teatrale, relativi a Laurence Sterne (Ruggieri) e al Macbeth shakespeariano (Di Giovanni e Raffi), mentre si muove tra lingua e letteratura un saggio sulle pratiche stenografiche di Charles Dickens (Bowles). DOI: 10.13134/9rdp-3r87

Author : Henry Watson Fowler,Sir Ernest Gowers
Publisher : Oxford : Clarendon Press
Page : 0 pages
File Size : 43,8 Mb
Release : 1965
Category : David Kootook Fund
ISBN : 0198691157

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A Dictionary of Modern English Usage by Henry Watson Fowler,Sir Ernest Gowers Pdf

Author : Sylviane Granger
Publisher : Presses univ. de Louvain
Page : 475 pages
File Size : 44,9 Mb
Release : 2010-06
Category : Language Arts & Disciplines
ISBN : 9782874632112

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ELexicography in the 21st Century : New Challenges, New Applications by Sylviane Granger Pdf

The field of lexicography is undergoing a major revolution. The rapid replacement of the traditional paper dictionary by electronic dictionaries opens up exciting possibilities but also constitutes a major challenge to the field. The eLexicography in the 21st Century: New Challenges, New Applications conference organized by the Centre for English Corpus Linguistics of the Université catholique de Louvain in October 2009 aimed to bring together the many researchers around the world who are working in the fast developing field of electronic lexicography and to act as a showcase for the latest lexicographic developments and software solutions in the field. The conference attracted both academics and industrial partners from 30 different countries who presented electronic dictionary projects dealing with no less than 22 languages. The resulting proceedings volume bears witness to the tremendous vitality and diversity of research in the field. The volume covers a wide range span of topics, including: -the use of language resources for lexicographic purposes, in the form of lexical databases like WordNet or corpora of different types - innovative changes to the dictionary structure afforded by the electronic medium, in particular multiple access routes and efficient integration of phraseology -specialised dictionaries (e.g. SMS dictionaries, sign language dictionaries) -automated customisation of dictionaries in function of users' needs -exploitation of Natural Language Processing tools - integration of electronic dictionaries into language learning and teaching

Author : Pedro A. Fuertes-Olivera,Henning Bergenholtz
Publisher : A&C Black
Page : 357 pages
File Size : 52,7 Mb
Release : 2011-10-20
Category : Reference
ISBN : 9781441128065

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E-Lexicography by Pedro A. Fuertes-Olivera,Henning Bergenholtz Pdf

This book looks at current research and future directions in e-lexicography. Online dictionaries and reference tools are increasingly prevalent in a digitized and internet-led era in language study that has embraced computational linguistics. This book responds with theoretical and practical analysis of key topics, from a global range of contributors. Since COBUILD in the 1980s, lexicographers have found it essential to engage with and utilize electronic computational tools. Internet dictionaries, online reference tools and even search engine optimization demand a knowledge of electronic lexicography and force a reassessment of the field. This volume looks at, amongst other topics: • Polyfunctional versus monofunctional dictionary tools • Developing theories of lexicography for electronic mediums • Distinguishing between the database and the dictionary • Online dictionaries not as data repositories but as sophisticated search engines This volume will appeal to scholars in lexicography and to practicing lexicographers.

Author : Paola Cotta Ramusino,Fabio Mollica
Publisher : Cambridge Scholars Publishing
Page : 0 pages
File Size : 47,5 Mb
Release : 2020
Category : Grammar, Comparative and general
ISBN : 1527542181

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Contrastive Phraseology by Paola Cotta Ramusino,Fabio Mollica Pdf

This volume is addressed to researchers in the field of phraseology, and to teachers, translators and lexicographers. It is a collection of essays offering a comprehensive, modern analysis of phrasemes, embracing a wide range of subjects and themes, from linguistic, both applied and theoretical, to cultural aspects. The contrastive approach underlying this variety of themes allows the divergences and analogies between phraseological units in two or more languages to be outlined. The languages compared here are both major and minor, European and non-European, and the text includes contrastive analyses of the most commonly investigated languages (French-German, English-Spanish, Russian-German), as well as some less frequently investigated languages (like Ukrainian, Romanian, Georgian and Thai), which are not as well-represented in phraseological description, despite their scientific interest.

Author : Anonim
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 156 pages
File Size : 53,7 Mb
Release : 2010
Category : Translating and interpreting
ISBN : 8876991980

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Specialized Translation by Anonim Pdf

Author : Emili Boix-Fuster,Albert Bastardas i Boada,Rosa Maria Torrens
Publisher : Linguistic Insights
Page : 0 pages
File Size : 46,8 Mb
Release : 2019
Category : Language in families
ISBN : 3034325363

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Family Multilingualism in Medium-sized Language Communities by Emili Boix-Fuster,Albert Bastardas i Boada,Rosa Maria Torrens Pdf

Medium-sized language communities face competition between local and global languages such as Spanish, Russian, French and, above all, English. The various regions of Spain where Catalan is spoken, Denmark, the Czech Republic, and Lithuania show how their medium-sized languages (a term used to distinguish them as much from minority codes as from more widely-spoken codes) coexist alongside or struggle with their big brothers in multilingual families. This comparative analysis offers unique insight into language contact in present-day Europe.

Author : Enrico Grazzi,Lucilla Lopriore
Publisher : Roma TrE-Press
Page : 494 pages
File Size : 45,9 Mb
Release : 2016-05-01
Category : Language Arts & Disciplines
ISBN : 9788897524632

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Intercultural Communication. New Perspectives from ELF by Enrico Grazzi,Lucilla Lopriore Pdf

La comunicazione interculturale è il filo rosso che attraversa quasi tutti i contributi di questo volume. Negli ultimi venti anni tale nozione è stata esplorata e, più recentemente, rivisitata in una prospettiva ELF in diverse aree di ricerca come, ad esempio, la comunicazione strategica d’affari, la consapevolezza interculturale, l’insegnamento delle lingue, la formazione docenti, i discorsi socioculturali, così come gli stessi studi interculturali. Scopo di questo libro è fornire ai lettori una selezione di articoli recenti e stimolanti, nonché contribuire alla fiorente crescita di pubblicazioni su ELF. Il libro è diviso in tre parti, che coprono tre temi principali: 1) ELF, insegnamento delle lingue e la formazione dei docenti; 2) La comunicazione in contesti migratori e plurilingui; atteggiamenti e interazioni; 3) ELF nel mondo degli affari e in quello universitario. Il volume contiene ventiquattro capitoli scritti da studiosi e ricercatori che hanno partecipato al Convegno Internazionale ELF6, svoltosi a Roma presso l’Università Roma Tre nel 2013. I contributi si fondano sulle presentazioni da loro fatte in occasione di tale convegno.

Author : Rafael Monroy Casas
Publisher : Peter Lang Pub Incorporated
Page : 280 pages
File Size : 45,9 Mb
Release : 2011
Category : Education
ISBN : 303430059X

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Systems for the Phonetic Transcription of English by Rafael Monroy Casas Pdf

This book covers in a systematic way the main systems of phonetic transcription currently used for English. Unlike other texts in the market, which focus on just one type of transcriptional model, the book provides theoretical information and full practice for all systems.<BR> The material is divided into seven sections headed by a lengthy introduction to the history and development of the International Phonetic Alphabet. A set of eighteen samples from real contemporary colloquial English (British English), graded in terms of difficulty, follows. The accent chosen is the one known as RP or BBC English, with some minor concession to other regional varieties which do not stray dramatically from RP. Different models of representation are used under three main transcription systems: qualitative, quantitative and mixed. By using an identical set of texts in ordinary spelling for each system, the reader can constantly check different ways of transcribing a word or an utterance depending on the model used.

Author : Sylviane Granger,Magali Paquot
Publisher : OUP Oxford
Page : 532 pages
File Size : 51,7 Mb
Release : 2012-10-25
Category : Language Arts & Disciplines
ISBN : 9780191626494

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Electronic Lexicography by Sylviane Granger,Magali Paquot Pdf

This book brings together leading professional and academic lexicographers to report on current developments in the deployment of electronic means in the planning, writing, and dissemination of dictionaries. Every major aspect of electronic lexicography is covered by the book including dictionary types (general and specialized dictionaries, monolingual and multilingual dictionaries, collocation dictionaries, sign dictionaries, collaborative dictionaries) in a range of formats (CD-ROM, web-based, handheld), dictionary-writing systems, integration of corpora, The book also addresses the implications of electronic dictionary-making for lexicographic theory and illustrates how the new developments are integrated into innovative dictionary projects like Wiktionary. The perspective of the user is considered throughout the book, including how electronic dictionaries take account of user needs and whether and how users take advantages of the new features afforded by the electronic medium. This state-of-the-art account of developments in one of the most vibrant areas of reference publishing and language research will appeal to everyone concerned with current lexicography.

Author : Michael Hoey
Publisher : Routledge
Page : 217 pages
File Size : 44,8 Mb
Release : 2012-10-12
Category : Foreign Language Study
ISBN : 9781134333585

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Lexical Priming by Michael Hoey Pdf

Lexical Priming proposes a radical new theory of the lexicon, which amounts to a completely new theory of language based on how words are used in the real world. Here they are not confined to the definitions given to them in dictionaries but instead interact with other words in common patterns of use. Using concrete statistical evidence from a corpus of newspaper English, but also referring to travel writing and literary text, the author argues that words are 'primed' for use through our experience with them, so that everything we know about a word is a product of our encounters with it. This knowledge explains how speakers of a language succeed in being fluent, creative and natural.

Author : Elisabeth Piirainen
Publisher : Peter Lang Incorporated, International Academic Publishers
Page : 610 pages
File Size : 42,7 Mb
Release : 2012
Category : Foreign Language Study
ISBN : IND:30000148526472

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Widespread Idioms in Europe and Beyond by Elisabeth Piirainen Pdf

This groundbreaking book in theoretical and empirical phraseology research looks at Europe's linguistic situation as a whole, including 74 European and 17 non-European languages. The occurrence of idioms that actually share the same lexical and semantic structure across a large number of languages has never been demonstrated so clearly before Widespread Idioms in Europe and Beyond. This book answers significant questions regarding hitherto vague ideas about the phraseological similarities between European languages and their cultural foundation, ranging from intertextuality, aspects of European mental, material, and social culture, to culturally based perception of natural phenomena. This inventory, which analyzes 190 out of a total of 380 widespread idioms and includes maps, is valuable for academic teaching and further research in the fields of phraseology and figurative language, areal and contact linguistics, and European cultural studies.

Author : Valérie Saugera
Publisher : Oxford University Press
Page : 225 pages
File Size : 50,8 Mb
Release : 2017
Category : Foreign Language Study
ISBN : 9780190625542

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Remade in France by Valérie Saugera Pdf

Remade in France: Anglicisms in the Lexicon and Morphology of French chronicles the current status of French Anglicisms, a popular topic in the history of the French language and a compelling example of the influence of global English. The abundant data come from primary sources-a large online newspaper corpus (for unofficial Anglicisms) and the dictionary (for official Anglicisms)-and secondary sources. This book examines the appearance and behavior of English items in the lexicon and morphology of French, and explains them in the context of French neology and lexical activity. The first phase of the latest contact period (1990-2015) has its own complex linguistic characterization, including a significant influx of nonce borrowings and very low frequency Anglicisms, heterogeneous and creative borrowing outcomes, and direct phraseological borrowing. This book is a counterargument to the well-known criticism that Anglicisms are lexical polluters. On the contrary, the use of Anglicisms requires the inventive application of complex linguistic rules, and the borrowing of Anglicisms into the French lexicon is convincing proof that language change is systematic. The findings bring novel interdisciplinary insights to the domains of borrowing in a non-bilingual contact setting; global English as a source of lexical creativity in the French lexicon; the phases, patterns and processes of integration of English loanwords; the morphology of borrowing; and computational corpus linguistics. The appended database is a snapshot of a synchronic period of linguistic contact and a useful lexicographic resource.

Author : Maggie Gee
Publisher : Saqi
Page : 226 pages
File Size : 43,6 Mb
Release : 2012-04-18
Category : Fiction
ISBN : 9781846591389

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The Ice People by Maggie Gee Pdf

It's the middle of the twenty-first century, and the next Ice Age has suddenly sent global warming into reverse. Saul is one of the Ice People, the threatened peoples of the northern hemisphere, who, watching their world freeze over, try to move south towards the equator... 'Excellent ... intelligent, driven, imaginative, obsessive yet still gracious, one of our best ... Exciting stuff.' Fay Weldon 'Ambitious and subtle... She writes elegantly, unsentimentally, expertly... The Ice People works persuasively as science fiction, and is truthful about our emotional lives.' Independent 'Infused with poetic intensity ... this is a gripping fictional realisation of what we fear: the death of civilisation. Maggie Gee achieves her apocalyptic vision without the clank of hardware and intergalactic wars. Her detail is precise and controlled and her beautifully orchestrated whisper of redemption is rooted in eternal myth.' Elizabeth Buchan The Times 'An intriguing novel of ideas, fully fleshed out ... Classy science fiction.' Mail on Sunday 'A remarkable novel... up there with Orwell and Huxley.' Jeremy Paxman 'A gem of a book.' Rose Tremain 'A rattling good page-turning yarn.' George Melly 'A fantastic book' Mariella Frostrup

Author : Susan Bassnett
Publisher : Multilingual Matters
Page : 189 pages
File Size : 45,9 Mb
Release : 2011
Category : Language Arts & Disciplines
ISBN : 9781847694089

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Reflections on Translation by Susan Bassnett Pdf

This collection of essays brings together a decade of writings on translation by leading international translation studies expert, Susan Bassnett. The essays cover a range of topics and will be useful to anyone with an interest in how different cultures communicate.