A Cultural Journey through the English Lexicon 1st Edition by Roberto Facchinetti ISBN 1443835099 978-1443835091

This book is a metaphorical journey through the English lexicon, viewed as a vehicle and a mirror of cultural identity. From the translatability of phrases and metaphors to genre-specific terms, from English as a Lingua Franca to English language teaching, the studies collected here testify to the fact that in English – and overall in language – word contextualization or lack of contextualization impinges on linguistic utterances and leads to differing interpretations of the textual message. The book may be of interest to a wide range of scholars and students who are concerned with the study of the English lexicon, bearing in mind that this lexicon provides the bricks of any language, and language, in turn, needs the cornerstone of Culture to stand firmly and thrive.

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Contents
Introduction • Roberta Facchinetti
Cultural Keywords across Communities of Practice, Languages and Cultures: The Glass-ceiling (Effect) • Silvia Cacchiani
Metaphors we Translate by? Towards a Domain-based Approach to Conventional Metaphor in L2 Translation Pedagogy • Dermot Heaney
A Computation Approach to Meaning Evolution in Law • Daniela Tiscornia and Maria Teresa Sagri
‘Europeanization’ of Family Law: Interaction/Intersection of Cultural and Lexical Diversities • Patrizia Ardizzone and Giulia Adriana Pennisi
Register Variation in Tourism Terminology • Virginia Pulcini
New Sport Media Language: Lexicon and Culture in New Media • Richard Chapman
Hofstede’s Cultural Dimensions in ELF Company Websites of European Countries: Lexical Choices in Sweden and Greece • Costanza Cucchi
Unexpected Lexical Creativity: The Rise of Context-dependent Cultures? • Francesca Vigo
World Englishes and ELF in ELT Textbooks: How is Plurality Represented? • Paola Vettorel and Sara Corrizzato
Lexicon and Intercultural Competence in EFL Manuals • Maria Angela Ceruti and Lucilla Lopriore
The General Service List: Vocabulary Selection beyond Frequency • Andrea Nava and Luciana Pedrazzini