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Collocations of fictive motion verbs in adventure tourism

A corpus-based study of the English language

ORCiD logo with link | Universidad de Córdoba
ORCiD logo with link | Universidad de Córdoba
Published online: 3 January 2024
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https://doi.org/10.1075/resla.21042.jim
Abstract
This paper investigates the collocations produced by a set of fictive motion verbs found in a specialized corpus representing the language of adventure tourism. Since our ultimate aim is to contribute to the characterization of this specialized language, we defined two specific objectives: (1) to analyze the motion verbs and their meanings extracted from the Advencor corpus, and (2) to identify the collocates of these verbs as well as the semantic roles they express. After the application of our methodology, eight motion verbs produced 35 collocations satisfying all the established criteria. The results focus on different aspects: (1) the verbs convey distinct meanings, such as motion on a vertical axis or direction towards a destination; (2) the most recurrent combination is noun + verb, where the former describes the inanimate entity that seems to perform motion; (3) collocation production and collocation strength are not correlated; and (4) the collocates accompanying the verbs under analysis shed light on the argument structure of these verbs, for they represent one of the participants. In conclusion, this work provides relevant information about the phraseology of fictive motion verbs in the language of adventure tourism and proves the specialization of this domain.
Resumen
Colocaciones de verbos de movimiento ficticio en el turismo de aventura: Un estudio del inglés basado en corpus
Este artículo investiga las colocaciones de un conjunto de verbos de movimiento ficticio localizadas en un corpus especializado que representa el lenguaje del turismo de aventura. Dado que nuestro propósito esencial es contribuir a la caracterización de este lenguaje especializado, se definieron dos objetivos: (1) analizar los verbos de movimiento y sus significados extraídos del corpus Advencor, y (2) identificar los colocativos de estos verbos, así como los roles semánticos que expresan. Tras aplicar nuestra metodología, ocho verbos de movimiento produjeron 35 colocaciones que cumplían todos los criterios establecidos. Los resultados se centran en diferentes aspectos: (1) los verbos transmiten distintos significados, como son el movimiento en un eje vertical o la dirección hacia un destino; (2) la combinación más recurrente es sustantivo + verbo, en la cual el primer elemento describe el sujeto inanimado que parece realizar el movimiento; (3) la producción y la fuerza colocacionales no están correlacionadas; y (4) los colocativos que acompañan a los verbos analizados arrojan luz sobre la estructura argumental de estos verbos, puesto que representan uno de sus participantes. En conclusión, este trabajo proporciona información relevante sobre la fraseología de los verbos de movimiento ficticio en el lenguaje del turismo de aventura y muestra la especialización de este dominio.
Article outline
  • 1.Introduction
  • 2.Characterizing collocations
    • 2.1Features and types
  • 3.Specialized collocations: Their role in the language of tourism
  • 4.Methodology
    • 4.1Extraction and selection of motion verbs
    • 4.2Extraction of collocates
    • 4.3Identification of fictive motion in collocations
  • 5.Results
    • 5.1Analysis model: climb-v
    • 5.2Analysis of results
  • 6.Conclusions
  • Notes
  • References
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