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

Birthe Mousten; Anne Lise Laursen

doi:10.1109/IPCC.2015.7235806

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

Birthe Mousten, Anne Lise Laursen^*

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School of Communication and Culture - English

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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.

Translated title of the contribution	Søgning efter anglicismer i domæner vha. korpuslingvistik--Et case-studie i børssprog i børsblogs og børsanalyser
Original language	English
Title of host publication	Professional Communication Conference (IPCC), 2015 IEEE International
Number of pages	7
Publisher	IEEE
Publication date	2015
Pages	206-212
Article number	7235806
ISBN (Print)	978-1-4799-3374-7
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1109/IPCC.2015.7235806
Publication status	Published - 2015
Event	IEEE International Professional Communication Conference, ProComm 2015 - Limerick, Ireland Duration: 12 Jul 2015 → 15 Jul 2015

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Conference	IEEE International Professional Communication Conference, ProComm 2015
Country/Territory	Ireland
City	Limerick
Period	12/07/2015 → 15/07/2015

Keywords

Anglicisms
case study
corpus linguistics
critical sense
domains
financial terminology
LSP
professional blogs
randomness
specialized language
stock analysis
stock blog
stock exchange
technical writer
translation

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Mousten, B & Laursen, AL 2015, Tracking Anglicisms in Domains by the Corpus-Linguistic Method: A Case Study of Financial Language in Stock Blogs and Stock Analyses. in Professional Communication Conference (IPCC), 2015 IEEE International., 7235806, IEEE, pp. 206-212, IEEE International Professional Communication Conference, ProComm 2015, Limerick, Ireland, 12/07/2015. https://doi.org/10.1109/IPCC.2015.7235806

Tracking Anglicisms in Domains by the Corpus-Linguistic Method: A Case Study of Financial Language in Stock Blogs and Stock Analyses. / Mousten, Birthe; Laursen, Anne Lise.
Professional Communication Conference (IPCC), 2015 IEEE International. IEEE, 2015. p. 206-212 7235806.

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