Elena Callegaro
List of John Benjamins publications for which Elena Callegaro plays a role.
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2019. Variable article use with acronyms and initialisms: A contrastive analysis of English, German and Italian. Languages in Contrast 19:1, pp. 48–78
Shortening is a common type of word-formation in many languages. Crystal (2008) distinguishes two kinds of abbreviation: initialisms and acronyms. Article use in English is variable with both acronyms and initialisms used as proper names (e.g. (the) UKIP, at the UN vs. at MIT). The question is… read more | Article