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The expression of instrumentality in Dutch and Italian cut and break sequences: a cross-linguistic analysis

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dc.contributor.authorBraem, Elisabeth
dc.date.accessioned2023-11-30T11:47:46Z
dc.date.available2023-11-30T11:47:46Z
dc.date.issued2023
dc.description.abstractInstrumentality, a topic often mentioned in one and the same breath as agents and patients in thematic analyses, is rarely considered a linguistic element in its own right. In the context of everyday language use, instrumentality is a very broad concept and is illustrated frequently, be it overt or not. The purpose of this paper is to analyse the different linguistic typologies and patterns that underlie the expression of different instrumental roles in Dutch and Italian and the function of gestures in instrumentality. Paradigms originating from cognitive and construction grammar are used to shed light on the processes that impact the expression and various typologies of instrumentality. This paper targets cut and break (C&B) verbs since they show particularly interesting characteristics. The analysis of a usage-based corpus, that consists of the free description of stimuli representing C&B events by native speakers, shows that instrumentality can assume almost all grammatical functions and is shown to be the result of joint meaning-construction between two participants in search of shared assumptions.en
dc.identifier.citationElisabeth Braem, "The expression of instrumentality in Dutch and Italian cut and break sequences: a cross-linguistic analysis" in: "Rivista internazionale di tecnica della traduzione n.25 - 2023", EUT Edizioni Università di Trieste, Trieste, 2023, pp. 73-91
dc.identifier.doi10.13137/2421-6763/35512
dc.identifier.doieutx
dc.identifier.eissn2421-6763
dc.identifier.issn1722-5906
dc.identifier.urihttps://www.openstarts.units.it/handle/10077/35512
dc.language.isoen
dc.relation.ispartofRivista internazionale di tecnica della traduzione = International Journal of Translation
dc.rightsAttribution-NonCommercial-NoDerivatives 4.0 Internationalen
dc.rights.urihttp://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-nd/4.0/
dc.subjectcut and break
dc.subjectcognitive grammar
dc.subjectmultimodal discourse analysis
dc.subjectinstrumentality
dc.titleThe expression of instrumentality in Dutch and Italian cut and break sequences: a cross-linguistic analysisen
dc.typeArticle
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oaire.citation.endPage91
oaire.citation.startPage73
oaire.citation.volume25
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