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Advances in Corpus-based Contrastive Linguistics: Studies in honour of Stig JohanssonEdited by Karin Aijmer and Bengt Altenberg
[Studies in Corpus Linguistics 54] 2013
► pp. 177–200
Using recurrent word-combinations to explore cross-linguistic differences
Jarle Ebeling | University of Oslo
Signe Oksefjell Ebeling | University of Oslo
Hilde Hasselgård | University of Oslo
The present study explores phraseological differences between English and Norwegian on the basis of a bidirectional parallel corpus, viz. The English-Norwegian Parallel Corpus. The investigation starts from lists of recurrent three-word combinations in English and Norwegian original and translated fiction texts. The paper discusses methodological issues related to using recurrent word-combinations as a point of departure for contrastive studies. Three case studies arise from observed differences between original and translated texts, as they emerged from the lists. The results point to constructional, semantic and pragmatic differences between the languages. Moreover, the studies suggest that the bootstrapping method applied may point to cross-linguistic differences that might elude traditional contrastive corpus investigations.
Keywords: bootstrapping method, corpus study, English-Norwegian, phraseology, recurrent word-combinations
Published online: 13 March 2013
https://doi.org/10.1075/scl.54.11ebe
https://doi.org/10.1075/scl.54.11ebe
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