Word-formation in original and translated English: source language influence on the use of un- and less
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https://doi.org/10.7203/qfilologia.18.3279Keywords:
English negative affixes, translated language, non-translated language, monolingual comparable corpora of translated texts, source language influence
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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. 
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Lefer, M.-A., & Cartoni, B. (2014). Word-formation in original and translated English: source language influence on the use of un- and less. Quaderns De Filologia - Estudis Lingüístics, 18, 49–59. https://doi.org/10.7203/qfilologia.18.3279
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