Word-formation in original and translated English: source language influence on the use of un- and less

• Lefer, Marie-Aude ^[1] ; Cartoni, Bruno ^[2]
  1. [1] Université Catholique de Louvain

     Université Catholique de Louvain

     Arrondissement de Nivelles, Bélgica

     
  2. [2] Université de Genève

     Université de Genève

     Genève, Suiza

     
• Localización: Quaderns de filología. Estudis lingüístics, ISSN 1135-416X, Nº 18, 2013 (Ejemplar dedicado a: Theoretical and Empirical Advances in Word Formation), págs. 49-59
• Idioma: español
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  • 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.