Word-formation in original and translated English: source language influence on the use of un- and less
This article aims to assess whether the word-formation features of translated language, as opposed to original language, are source language (SL)-dependent or translation-related. To do so, we analyze the use of the -less and un- negative affixes in original English and in English translated from fo...
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| Format: | Article |
| Language: | Catalan |
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Universitat de València
2014-02-01
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| Series: | Quaderns de Filologia: Estudis Lingüístics |
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| Online Access: | https://turia.uv.es/index.php/qfilologia/article/view/3279 |
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| Summary: | This article aims to assess whether the word-formation features of translated language, as opposed to original language, are source language (SL)-dependent or translation-related. To do so, we analyze the use of the -less and un- negative affixes in original English and in English translated from four SL: French, Italian, Dutch and German. Findings based on the Europarl corpus show that the use of -less and un- in translated English is partially SL-dependent.
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| ISSN: | 1135-416X 2444-1449 |