Greetings in Italian and German. Corpus-based Reflections in the Margins of FRAME

  • Sabine E. Koesters Gensini Sapienza University of Rome
  • Elmar Schafroth Heinrich-Heine-University Dusseldorf
Parole chiave: phraseology, formulae, Construction Grammar, pragmatic restrictions, communicative competence

Abstract

Based on the experience with the research project FRAME (Fraseologia multilingue elettronica, i.e. Electronic Multilingual Phraseology), this article will show to what extent formulae (here: salutations) that seem pragmatically unproblematic at first glance are in reality not at all easy to grasp in lexicography and to convey in language teaching. For this purpose, an exact corpus-based analysis of the pragmatic restrictions of the forms within the respective individual language microsystem of the salutation formulae is indispensable. This allows to show the contexts of use of the selected salutations in Italian and German and to illustrate the lexicographical consequences for the creation of the respective dictionary articles in FRAME. The theoretical background of these considerations is determined by Construction Grammar and (phraseological) pragmatics, whereas the methodological approach is primarily based on corpus linguistics.

Biografie

Sabine E. Koesters Gensini, Sapienza University of Rome

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Elmar Schafroth, Heinrich-Heine-University Dusseldorf

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Pubblicato
2021-07-07
Come citare
GensiniS. E. e SchafrothE. (2021) «Greetings in Italian and German. Corpus-based Reflections in the Margins of FRAM»E, ANNALI. SEZIONE GERMANICA. Rivista del Dipartimento di Studi Letterari, Linguistici e Comparati dell’Università degli studi di Napoli L’Orientale, (30), pagg. 213-236. doi: 10.6093/germanica.v0i30.8225.