Tracking Anglicisms in Domains by the Corpus-Linguistic Method: A Case Study of Financial Language in Stock Blogs and Stock Analyses

Bidragets oversatte titel: Søgning efter anglicismer i domæner vha. korpuslingvistik--Et case-studie i børssprog i børsblogs og børsanalyser

Birthe Mousten, Anne Lise Laursen*

*Corresponding author af dette arbejde

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Abstract

Lay investors and semi-professionals lean on professional stock bloggers and stock analysts for advice on stock investments; semi-professionals and professionals write about investments globally, and stock information has to be available in many local markets. Using the correct terminology for professionals, semi-professionals and to some extent lay investors is a challenge. Articles, blogs or translations involve a certain amount of specialized terminology. Against this backdrop, rub-off from leading English-language financial markets must be expected in local financial markets. In our case study, we compare the use of specialized Anglicisms in the Spanish and Danish markets, respectively. We discuss critical sense versus randomness in the adoption of Anglicisms in specialized financial contexts in the Danish and Spanish languages, thus arguing that the much coveted translator’s or a writer’s critical sense is not enough to make the right choices. Our corpus-linguistic tool can be a help in this specialized field.
Bidragets oversatte titelSøgning efter anglicismer i domæner vha. korpuslingvistik--Et case-studie i børssprog i børsblogs og børsanalyser
OriginalsprogEngelsk
TitelProfessional Communication Conference (IPCC), 2015 IEEE International
Antal sider7
ForlagIEEE
Publikationsdato2015
Sider206-212
Artikelnummer7235806
ISBN (Trykt)978-1-4799-3374-7
DOI
StatusUdgivet - 2015
BegivenhedIEEE International Professional Communication Conference, ProComm 2015 - Limerick, Irland
Varighed: 12 jul. 201515 jul. 2015

Konference

KonferenceIEEE International Professional Communication Conference, ProComm 2015
Land/OmrådeIrland
ByLimerick
Periode12/07/201515/07/2015

Emneord

  • Anglicism
  • antconc
  • corpus limguistics
  • english
  • danish
  • translation
  • lexicography
  • terminology
  • stock blogs
  • stock analysis

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