Macaroni English  goes pragmatic: False phraseological Anglicisms in Italian as illocutionary acts

Furiassi, Cristiano Gino

doi:10.1016/j.pragma.2018.02.009

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“…However, qualitative approach is more favorable due to the limited number of false phraseological Anglicisms in Italian language. False phraseological Anglicisms are absent in Italian monolingual dictionaries [7][8][9] that proves their novelty. Nevertheless, they could be detected, gathered and analyzed by investigating Italian press articles.…”

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“…Despite slightly variable meanings in different sources, there appears to be a certain difference between conoscere i propri polli (the phrase could be referred to both abstract and concrete objects in Italian language), and to know one's onions that normally refers to abstract objects in English language. Both phrases, English and Italian version, in concordance with the definitions given by the dictionaries [7][8][9][10] are used idiomatically in their corresponding language.…”

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Analysis of False Phraseological Anglicisms in Modern Italian Language

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2021

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The aim of the present paper is to assess the pragmatic salience of two false phraseological Anglicisms found in present-day Italian language, namely I know my chickens and Don’t expand yourself/extend yourself and their ability to perform illocutionary acts. False phraseological units are idiomatic phrases that look and sound English, but are made by Italian speakers and are used with a different meaning in English. Examples are retrieved from web-based corpora enTenTen and itTenTen and archives of three main Italian newspapers La Reppublica , Corriere della Sera and La Stampa . The author has also implemented a qualitative analysis of lexicographic sources, such as monolingual dictionaries of English and Italian, Italian-English bilingual dictionaries and idiomatic dictionary. The research included the study of the typical contexts in which false phraseological Anglicisms occur, the frequency of their occurrence, possible Italian equivalents and the ability to perform corresponding illocutionary acts. Their degree of pragmatic salience is higher when compared to their Italian semantic equivalents. Regardless the limited number of false phraseological units and low quantitative impact, when used sensu stricto , they represent indisputable evidence of English influence on the present-day Italian language.

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Analysis of False Phraseological Anglicisms in Modern Italian Language

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“…Over the last 15 years, Italian linguists have been describing and debating the growing presence of English in Italian, through analyses of loans (D'Achille, 2017; Furiassi, 2018; Marazzini, 2018; Marazzini & Petralli, 2015; Marello, 2020; Pinnavaia, 2005; Rogato, 2008; Sgroi, 2017, 2018). For instance, Pinnavaia (2005) argues for a strong connection between pragmatics and semantics behind English use in the Italian press.…”

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“…Within each of the two macro‐categories – informative loans and loans of manner – a further distinction can be made between integral borrowings, which are adopted in their original standard English form, and pseudo‐Anglicisms (illustrated below), which are either lexical/grammatical hybrids resulting from the mixing of donor and recipient language material, or lexical items that underwent some kind of semantic shift. Several studies have documented the increasing presence of pseudo and false Anglicisms in many European languages, including German, Italian, French, Danish, and Spanish among others (Furiassi, 2018; Furiassi & Gottlieb, 2015; Onysko, 2007; Pulcini et al., 2012). Pseudo‐Anglicisms are words ‘that are recognizably English in form’ due to at least one feature among spelling, morphology, or pronunciation, yet are words that do not exist, or are used with a substantially different meaning, in English (Furiassi & Gottlieb, 2015, p. 6).…”

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“…These studies have focused on the increasing use of English in these diverse types of media. In addition, much ink has been spilled about the 'invasion' of unnecessary English words appearing in the Italian media in general, by linguists (Furiassi, 2018;Giovanardi, 2017;Marazzini, 2018;Marello, 2020;Sgroi, 2017Sgroi, , 2018, lexicographers (Zoppetti, 2018(Zoppetti, , 2019, and non-linguist academics (Barenghi, 2016) alike.…”

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A taxonomic approach to the use of English in the Italian media

Gazzardi

Vásquez

2020

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Investigating English borrowings in Italian media, this study analyzes various uses of English in headlines of the online version of the popular Italian newspaper, Corriere della Sera. It addresses the pervasiveness of English borrowings in contexts where their use does not seem motivated by necessity. The analysis disambiguates informative loans from loans of manner (as well as pseudo‐Anglicisms from integral loans) in different topic domains. Findings show that non‐specialized borrowings are especially abundant in domains where the advertising power of English is exploited, and that borrowings are often hybridized in a systematic way, adapting to Italian morphosyntax. Moreover, this study responds to language ideological debates about the alleged ‘invasion’ of English into Italian and, by taking a taxonomic approach, demonstrates that such uses of English are associated with distinct pragmatic functions within the hybridized genre of news‐as‐advertising discourse.

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New Words and New Forms of Linguistic Purism in the 21st Century: The Italian Debate

Marello

2020

International Journal of Lexicography

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Unlike communities of speakers of other Romance languages such as French and Spanish, it has often been noticed that many Italian speakers are not particularly concerned by the inflow of foreign (mainly English) words. One reason for this, according to some scholars, is that standard Italian does not stir up linguistic identity for many native users, while English enjoys great prestige as the international language. In this paper, positions on neologisms of foreign origin are illustrated, using recently updated monolingual Italian dictionaries and also comments on neologisms collected from blogs and websites. Although they have a different status and degree of representativeness, the latter respond faster than dictionaries to doubts concerning the use of loans in Italian texts.

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Macaroni English goes pragmatic: False phraseological Anglicisms in Italian as illocutionary acts

Cited by 17 publications

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Analysis of False Phraseological Anglicisms in Modern Italian Language

Analysis of False Phraseological Anglicisms in Modern Italian Language

A taxonomic approach to the use of English in the Italian media

New Words and New Forms of Linguistic Purism in the 21st Century: The Italian Debate

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