English binominal noun phrases as seen through their Czech counterparts

Result code in IS VaVaI

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Result on the web

<a href="https://verso.is.cuni.cz/pub/verso.fpl?fname=obd_publikace_handle&handle=q7.SEScVLE" target="_blank" >https://verso.is.cuni.cz/pub/verso.fpl?fname=obd_publikace_handle&handle=q7.SEScVLE</a>

DOI - Digital Object Identifier

<a href="http://dx.doi.org/10.14712/18059635.2025.2.4" target="_blank" >10.14712/18059635.2025.2.4</a>

Result language

angličtina

Original language name

English binominal noun phrases as seen through their Czech counterparts

Original language description

This paper provides an analysis of 100 English binominal noun phrases (BNPs) and their Czech translation counterparts, using data from a parallel English-Czech corpus. BNPs, characterized by the N1-of-N2 structure, have distinct syntactic and semantic properties, where N2 typically functions as the semantic head and N1 conveys an attributive quality. The study aims to identify Czech structures performing similar functions and to specify the roles of BNPs through their Czech translations. The methodology involves manual extraction of BNPs from the corpus, classification of Czech translations into eight categories, and analysis of their evaluative, descriptive, or intensifying functions. Findings highlight the prevalence of adjectival premodification in Czech translations, the nuanced roles of BNPs, and the cultural and linguistic adaptations involved in translation. The research underscores the complexity of translating expressive constructions and offers insights into linguistic typology and translation strategies.

Czech name

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Czech description

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Type

J_imp - Article in a specialist periodical, which is included in the Web of Science database

CEP classification

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OECD FORD branch

60203 - Linguistics

Project

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Continuities

I - Institucionalni podpora na dlouhodoby koncepcni rozvoj vyzkumne organizace

Publication year

2025

Confidentiality

S - Úplné a pravdivé údaje o projektu nepodléhají ochraně podle zvláštních právních předpisů

Name of the periodical

Linguistica Pragensia

ISSN

0862-8432

e-ISSN

1805-9635

Volume of the periodical

35

Issue of the periodical within the volume

2

Country of publishing house

CZ - CZECH REPUBLIC

Number of pages

15

Pages from-to

146-160

UT code for WoS article

001589932900002

EID of the result in the Scopus database

2-s2.0-105016540286