23.2950, Books: Dizionario Combinatorio Compatto Italiano: Lo Cascio (Ed)

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Date: Thu, 05 Jul 2012 14:32:38
From: Paul Peranteau [paul at benjamins.com]
Subject: Dizionario Combinatorio Compatto Italiano: Lo Cascio (Ed)

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Title: Dizionario Combinatorio Compatto Italiano 
Publication Year: 2012 
Publisher: John Benjamins
	   http://www.benjamins.com/

Book URL: http://benjamins.com/catalog/z.171 

Editor: Vincenzo Lo Cascio

Electronic: ISBN:  9789027274656 Pages:  Price: Europe EURO 39.00
Electronic: ISBN:  9789027274656 Pages:  Price: U.S. $ 59.00
Paperback: ISBN:  9789027211934 Pages:  Price: U.K. £ 39.00
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Paperback: ISBN:  9789027211934 Pages:  Price: Europe EURO 41.34

Abstract:

Le parole di una lingua non sono mai isolate ma si usano in combinazione e 
non con qualunque parola ma solo con alcune. Per parlare bene bisogna 
usare le combinazioni appropriate. In italiano si dice un 'tozzo di pane' per 
indicare un pezzo di pane, ma si dice anche un 'tozzo di carne'? E una 
discussione 'si solleva'? O 'si solleva un'obiezione'? Una 'discussione si 
affronta', ma un 'obiezione'? In italiano non si dice 'fare un appuntamento' con 
qualcuno ma 'fissare' o 'prendere un appuntamento'. Ogni lingua preferisce 
combinazioni diverse e quindi è facile sbagliare quando si parla una lingua 
straniera. A volte però anche il parlante nativo sbaglia o non è sicuro.

Questo dizionario ricostruisce l'ambiente linguistico di circa 3.000 entrate per 
aiutare ogni parlante a comunicare in italiano. È destinato al parlante straniero 
che ha una conoscenza avanzata della lingua italiana ma anche al parlante 
nativo che è in cerca della parola giusta. Un dizionario che si distingue dai 
normali dizionari monolingui e bilingui perché indica sistematicamente le 
combinazioni lessicali (circa 90.000), molto spesso spiegandole e/o 
accompagnandole con esempi per chiarirne l'uso.

Words are never used in isolation but in combination and not with any word 
but only with certain specific words. To use a language properly the 
appropriate combinations must be used. In Italian a piece of bread is a 'tozzo 
di pane', but is that the case for meat? Is a 'tozzo di carne' an appropriate 
combination? If you want to make an appointment with somebody you should 
not say (as in English) 'fare un appuntamento' but 'fissare un appuntamento'. 
An Italian 'affronta una discussione' (enters or tackles a discussion), but is it 
possible for him to say 'affrontare un'obiezione' (to enter or tackle an 
objection)? Yes it is, as this dictionary shows.

So every language has its own preferences in word combinations, misleading 
a non-native learner into making mistakes influenced by his own language.

This dictionary reconstructs the frame to which 3,000 Italian entries belong 
and aims to help non-Italian speakers with an advanced linguistic 
competence to find the appropriate word combinations for communicating in 
Italian. Moreover, this dictionary can also be useful for native speakers who 
want to improve their lexical choices in writing and speaking Italian.

The dictionary, contrary to ordinary monolingual and bilingual dictionaries, 
systematically lists word combinations (almost 90,000), explaining and/or 
exemplifying them. 

Linguistic Field(s): Applied Linguistics
                     Lexicography

Subject Language(s): Italian (ita)

Written In: Italian  (ita)

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