A Comparative Analysis of English and Spanish Adjectives as Part of a Collocation Pattern in a Special Language Discourse 6th International Contrastive Linguistics Conference ICLC6 Berlin September 30 - October 2, 2010

 INTRODUCTION  OBJECTIVES  THEORETICAL BRACKGROUND  CORPUS ANALYSIS AND METHODOLOGY  RESULTS  CONCLUSIONS A Comparative Analysis of English and Spanish Adjectives as Part of a Collocation Pattern in a Special Language Discourse 6th International Contrastive Linguistics Conference ICLC6 Berlin September 30 - October 2, 2010

 INTRODUCTION  OBJECTIVES  THEORETICAL BACKGROUND  CORPUS ANALYSIS AND METHODOLOGY  RESULTS  CONCLUSIONS 1.Classification of adjectives according to their morphological and semantic features 2.Collocation patterns 3.Specialist’s collaboration 6th International Contrastive Linguistics Conference ICLC6 Berlin September 30 - October 2, 2010

 INTRODUCTION  OBJECTIVES  THEORETICAL BACKGROUND  CORPUS ANALYSIS AND METHODOLOGY  RESULTADOS  CONCLUSIONES Two main Concepts PHRASEOLOGY COLLOCATION 6th International Contrastive Linguistics Conference ICLC6 Berlin September 30 - October 2, 2010

 INTRODUCTION  OBJECTIVES  THEORETICAL BACKGROUND  CORPUS ANALYSIS AND METHODOLOGY  RESULTS  CONCLUSIONS Morphology of Adjectives 6th International Contrastive Linguistics Conference ICLC6 Berlin September 30 - October 2, 2010

Derivate AdjectivesNon Derivate Adjectives VerbNounDouble Derivate English-ate, -ible/-able, -ive, -ate/-ete, - ent/ -ant. –ic, -ory/ary, - ative/-itive, - oso/eous/ious, -ful, -less, -ly, -y, -ish, -(i)an, -ese, -al/ial/ ical, -oid, -ate/-ete, o –some bi-, de-, dis-, in/im-, mis-, mono-, multi-, non-, out-, over-, poly-, pre-, re-, semi-, sub-, sur-, trans-, un-. actual, afraid, bright, certain, broad,.... Spanish–ado/ada, –ible/-able, -ivo/-iva, -or -ora, -nte/-nta, - oso/-osa -ico/-ica, -al, -ar, -oso/-osa, - ero/-era, -ista, - ismico/-ica, -io/-ia, -ito/ -ita, -eo/-ea, -ido/-ida, -oide. bi-, co-, de-, dis-, en-, hete-, hexa-, hidro-, homo-, i-, in-/im-, inter.-, mono-. abstracto, dual, capaz, cierto, largo, bueno,…. Table 1. Morphology of Adjectives in English and Spanish Morphology of Adjectives 6th International Contrastive Linguistics Conference ICLC6 Berlin September 30 - October 2, 2010

 INTRODUCTION  OBJECTIVES  THEORETICAL BACKGROUND  CORPUS ANALYSIS AND METHODOLOGY  RESULTS  CONCLUSIONS Morphology of Adjetives Semantics of Adjectives 6th International Contrastive Linguistics Conference ICLC6 Berlin September 30 - October 2, 2010

Table 2. Semantics of Adjectives Semantics of Adjectives Nominal AdjectivesAdjectives Place, origingeneric, public, remote, circular- global, local Size, magnitude partial, spatial - entero, infinito Timeinitial, primary, prime, terminal – habitual Physical Features (shape, weight, colour, temperature) continious,dual,binary, milti, parallel, similar, simple, visual, virtual - flexible, largo, interno, mono Instrumentcellular, mobile, numerical, technical, statistical – analítico, electrónico, informático Ageprimary – anterior, mayor Purposecomerciales, empresarial, funcional Valuecapaz,cierto, dinámico, exacto, fiable Resultaleatorio, asíncrona, exponencial Aptitude and behavioural features (cognition and feelings) dominant, powerful, dynamic, real, sensitive – básico, bueno, complejo, estable, experto, inteligente Modelanalytical, developmental, automatic, metric, procedural – lógico, matemático Constituentsprogramatic-digital, hexadecimal, factorial, 6th International Contrastive Linguistics Conference ICLC6 Berlin September 30 - October 2, 2010

 INTRODUCTION  OBJECTIVES  THEORETICAL BACKGROUND  CORPUS ANALYIS AND METHODOLOGY  RESULTADOS  CONCLUSIONES Morphology of Adjectives Semantics of Adjectives Combinatorial Patterns 6th International Contrastive Linguistics Conference ICLC6 Berlin September 30 - October 2, 2010

Combinatorial Pattens EnglishSpanish Specialized Noun + Specialized Adjective embedded databases, embedded scripting, virtual inheritance, encrypted element, underlying library plataforma incrustada, herencia virtual, entornos embebidos, implementación subyacente Non Specialized Noun + Specialized Adjective complex type, mobile users, executable structure, functional value tipo complejo, usuarios móviles, estructura ejecutable, valor funcional Specialized Noun+ Non Specialized Adjective neighbouring pixels, current template, actual code, available plug-ins, random bits píxeles vecinos, plantilla actual, código actual, plug-ins disponible, bits aleatorios Non Specialized Noun+ Non Specialized Adjective complex task, real engine, real world, effective access tareas […] complejas, motor real, mundo real, acceso efectivo Table 3. Combinatorial Pattens 6th International Contrastive Linguistics Conference ICLC6 Berlin September 30 - October 2, 2010

 INTRODUCTION  OBJECTIVES  THEORETICAL BACKGROUND  CORPUS ANALYSIS AND METHODOLOGY  RESULTS  CONCLUSIONS MOBILE- MÓVIL Selected nouns: network, system, agent agente, teléfono, dispositivo Nominalization (metonym) Specialzed information 6th International Contrastive Linguistics Conference ICLC6 Berlin September 30 - October 2, 2010

 INTRODUCTION  OBJECTIVES  THEORETICAL BACKGROUND  CORPUS ANALYSIS AND METHODOLOGY  RESULTS  CONCLUSIONS EMBEDDED- INCRUSTADO/EMBEBIDO 2 words in Spanish: “incrustado” and “ embebido” Metaphorical meaning in both languages due to specialized discourse 6th International Contrastive Linguistics Conference ICLC6 Berlin September 30 - October 2, 2010

 INTRODUCTION  OBJECTIVES  THEORETICAL BACKGROUND  CORPUS ANALYSIS AND METHODOLOGY  RESULTS  CONCLUSIONS VIRTUAL- VIRTUAL Specialized meaning that overlap with the original terminology concept No combinatory restrictions for both specialized and non specialized nouns 6th International Contrastive Linguistics Conference ICLC6 Berlin September 30 - October 2, 2010

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 INTRODUCTION  OBJECTIVES  THEORETICAL BACKGROUND  CORPUS ANALYSIS AND METHODOLOGY  RESULTS  CONCLUSIONS 1.High level of content domain 2. Specialized language ability to select appropriate adjectives 3.Collocation = single cognitive element 4.Relevant usage of specialized adjectives 6th International Contrastive Linguistics Conference ICLC6 Berlin September 30 - October 2, 2010