Title: Norwegian synes and tro and their English translations
Source document: Brünner Beiträge zur Germanistik und Nordistik. 2016, vol. 30, iss. 1, pp. 167-183
Extent
167-183
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ISSN1803-7380 (print)2336-4408 (online)
Persistent identifier (DOI): https://doi.org/10.5817/BBGN2016-1-13
Stable URL (handle): https://hdl.handle.net/11222.digilib/135981
Type: Article
Language
License: Not specified license
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Abstract(s)
The paper explores the possibility of using translation corpora for disambiguating the semantic content with some basic implications for second language acquisition. Norwegian verbs 'synes' and 'tro' are used as a baseline for the comparison. Their semantic content is systematically explored with help of the translation pairs found in the English-Norwegian Parallel Corpus. This article shows how translation corpora and contrastive analysis help to clarify similarities and differences in meaning and how it can clarify differences between the compared languages.
References
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[5] BIBER, Douglas et al. (1990): Longman Grammar of Spoken and Written English, London: Longman.
[6] HAWKINS, John A. (1996): A Comparative Typology of English and German: Unifying the Contrasts. London and Sidney: Groom Helm.
[7] JAMES, Carl (1980): Contrastive Analysis. New York: Longman.
[8] JOHANSSON, Stig (1998): "On computer corpora in contrastive linguistics." In: COOPER, W. R. (ed.), Compare or Contrast? Current issues in cross-language research. Tampere Studies in English. University of Tampere. 269–289.
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