Sergio Portelli
List of John Benjamins publications in which Sergio Portelli is involved.
Articles
2025 Terminology development for lesser-used languages in bilingual contexts: The Maltese case Handbook of Terminology: Volume 4. Terminology planning in Europe, Resi, Rossella and Frieda Steurs (eds.), pp. 653–669 | Chapter
The chapter discusses terminology in the complex linguistic landscape of Malta, highlighting the socio-historical development and bilingual dynamics of the Maltese language. The interplay between Maltese and English in contemporary society is examined with a focus on language use in education,… read more
2018 Chapter 11. Observing Eurolects: The case of Maltese Observing Eurolects: Corpus analysis of linguistic variation in EU law, Mori, Laura (ed.), pp. 267–293 | Chapter
Although Maltese is genetically a Semitic language, several technical terms, including those used within EU institutions, are integrated or non-integrated loanwords of Italian or English origin. Contact is also evident in the morphology of Maltese, and concatenative structures are productive… read more