Patterns. Phraseology in a state of flux

Steyer, Kathrin

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“…However, taking into account the fact that they function as blocks, they appear to be closely related to what is understood as a phraseological unit. It is clear that this is a question pertaining to theoretical phraseology, as can be seen in Steyer (2015), which also has general repercussions in phraseography. In this regard, some authors, such as Granger and Lefer have demanded the inclusion of these lexical items in BDs.…”

Section: Perspectives For the Development Of Bilingual Phraseography:mentioning

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Issues and Perspectives in Bilingual Phraseography

Silva

2016

Open Linguistics

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Abstract:In this article, we consider the problems normally associated with bilingual phraseography and the paradigm that should be used to guide its development. We first present the fundamental aspects that should be taken into account in the characterization of bilingual phraseography. Secondly, we give a general overview of both theoretical and practical bilingual phraseography, paying special attention to the main problems existing in this area. Thirdly, we consider the factors that can determine the development of bilingual phraseography, starting from the notion of the "user needs paradigm" and the contributions from the Function Theory of Lexicography. Finally, we make a brief summary of the main ideas dealt with in the article.Keywords: General bilingual dictionaries, bilingual phraseological dictionaries, phraseology, phraseological unit, user needs paradigm, Function Theory of Lexicography Introductory questionsFrom a traditional point of view, bilingual phraseography can be understood as a sub-area of phraseography1 which includes all the phraseographical work regarding general bilingual dictionaries and bilingual phraseological dictionaries. As a specific branch of phraseography, it should include, in the first place, a metaphraseographical perspective (of historiography, theory, criticism and research). Furthermore, it should contain a practical aspect focusing on the compilation of bilingual phraseological dictionaries (BPD) (including technical and methodological aspects), as well as everything pertaining to the treatment of phraseological elements in any type of bilingual lexical repertoire. It is, however, necessary to bring some clarifications to this characterization: firstly, it must be remembered that the different facets have not developed uniformly. Consequently, there are numerous descriptive works, whereas those of a metaphraseographical nature are few and far between, above all those referring to the use of the dictionary and those based on empirical studies.1 Phraseography is defined as "una disciplina lingüística que se ocupa, por una parte, de los principios teóricos y prácticos que rigen la inclusión de la fraseología en compilaciones léxicas (diccionarios, léxicos, vocabularios, glosarios, concordancias, etc.), tanto restringidas como generales y, por otra, del estudio crítico y descriptivo de estas compilaciones, en lo que al tratamiento de la fraseología se refiere, lo que significa decir que el ámbito de interés de la fraseografía comprende desde la presentación tipográfica seguida en la obra hasta la adecuación a los usuarios"["a linguistic discipline concerned with, on the one hand, the theoretical and practical principles that govern the inclusion of phraseology in lexical compilations (dictionaries, lexicons, vocabularies, glossaries, agreements, etc.), both specific and general, and on the other hand, the critical and descriptive study of these compilations, as regards the treatment of phraseology, which means that the sphere of phraseography includes everything from the ...

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Section: Perspectives For the Development Of Bilingual Phraseography:mentioning

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Issues and Perspectives in Bilingual Phraseography

Silva

2016

Open Linguistics

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“…We define LPs as conventionalised, partially filled lexical schemes that are frozen by recurrent use. Recurrence is defined as the repeated appearance of similar linguistic structures in comparable contexts (Steyer 2013(Steyer , 2015(Steyer , 2020 (cf. "geprägte komplexe Ausdrucksmuster" by Feilke 1996: 187).…”

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Preposition-noun combinations of TIME in German

Steyer¹

2021

Productive Patterns in Phraseology and Construction Grammar

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This paper deals with a specific type of lexeme, namely binary preposition-noun combinations containing temporal references like am Ende [at (the) end] or für Sekunden [for seconds]. 1 The main characteristic of these combinations is the recurrent internal zero gap. Despite the fact that the omission of the determiner can often be explained by grammatical rules, the zero gaps indicate a higher degree of lexicalization. Therefore, we interpret these expressions as minimal phraseological units with holistic meanings and functions. The corpusdriven exploration of typical context patterns (e.g. using collocation profiles and the lexpan slot filler analysis) shows that a) even such minimal expressions are based on semi-abstract schemes and b) temporal expressions can also fulfill modal or discursive functions, usually with fuzzy borders and overlapping structures. In the case of modalization or pragmatization one can regard such PNs as distinct lexicon entries. 2

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“…When one or another expression lacks a generally accepted standard context-independent translation equivalent, we can speak of an absence of systematic equivalents, i.e., a kind of nonequivalence. [15]; indeed [13]; the problem is (that) [12]; you see [9]; the reason is (that) [8]; as a matter of fact [5]; for [5]; it's/this is about [5]; it happens that/as it happened/what has happened is/what is happening is [5]; the matter is (that) [5]; but [4]; since [4]; it's a fact that [4]; well [3]; basically [3]; what's true is (that)/it was true (that) [3]; the consequence is (that) [3]. The RNC Russian-English parallel corpus contained 26 translation equivalents, among which the zero equivalent was the most frequent:…”

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“…die Sache ist die (dass) [18]; zero equivalent [11]; nämlich [9]; es handelt sich darum, dass [3]; die Hauptsache ist, (dass) [3]; doch [2];…”

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Constructions in Parallel Corpora: A Quantitative Approach

Dobrovol’skij

Pöppel

2017

Computational and Corpus-Based Phraseology

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Abstract. The primary goal of the present study is to find an adequate method for the quantitative analysis of empirical data obtained from parallel corpora. Such a task is particularly important in the case of fixed constructions possessing some degree of idiomaticity and language specificity. Our data consist of the Russian construction дело в том, что and its parallels in English, German and Swedish. This construction, which appears to present no difficulty for translation into other languages, is in fact, language-specific when compared with other languages. It displays a large number of different parallels (translation equivalents) in other languages, and possesses a complex semantic structure. The configuration of semantic elements comprising the content plane of this construction is unique. The empirical data have been collected from the corpus query system Sketch Engine, subcorpus OPUS2 Russian, and the Russian National Corpus (RNC). We propose to use the Herfindahl index as a tool for quantitative analysis in order to measure the degree of uniformity in the frequency distribution of the various translations of the construction under investigation. This tool is not universal and does not enable us to answer all the questions that arise in connection with determining the specificity of language units. However, it clearly helps to obtain more objective results and to refine the quantitative analysis of idiomatic constructions on the basis of corpus data.

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Patterns. Phraseology in a state of flux

Cited by 11 publications

References 13 publications

Issues and Perspectives in Bilingual Phraseography

Issues and Perspectives in Bilingual Phraseography

Preposition-noun combinations of TIME in German

Constructions in Parallel Corpora: A Quantitative Approach

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