Lexical Functions Research Articles

The Most Beautiful Names of Allah “Ghafir, Ghaffar, and Ghafoor” in the Holy Qur’an (Morphological and Semantic Study)

Morphological forms are used to refer to the root of a word and its material with which its letters are built, and to its functions, derivations, and morphological structures that characterize it in addition to its semantic and lexical functions. The Arabic language includes many morphological structures with a single root, such as (the Most Merciful and the Most Merciful) and (Hafez and Hafeez). and (Shakour and Shaker) (Ghafara, Ghafer, and Ghafoor). These morphological connotations of the same root, despite the closeness in their meanings, differ in their semantic contexts depending on the root of the word, its structure, and its derivation. Hence, the study of the beautiful names according to the meter (Ghafoor, Ghafir, and Ghafar) came to determine their morphological functions, their linguistic connotations, and the contexts in which they appeared in the Qur’anic text.

Exploring Indonesian EFL students’ lexical diversity and its correlation with academic vocabulary use in an online academic writing environment

This paper reports on a quasi-experimental study designed to explore the relationship between lexical diversity and academic vocabulary use among Indonesian EFL university students engaging in online academic writing discussions and assignments. The study analysed 11,624 tokens and 5437 types collected from students' contributions in online discussions and academic writing assignments. Findings revealed that the level of lexical diversity among the students was significantly varied depending on the text length and the total amount of data. It was found most students were indicated to possess average ESL level of academic writing with a D value ranging from 50 to 70 while some others indicated a high level of adult ESL with developed academic text in the range between 70 and 80 D level. Moreover, it was also found that the degree of lexical diversity was not affected by the writing topic familiarity or students' academic year. Findings revealed a statistically significant negative correlation between measures of lexical diversity and academic vocabulary use. Contrary to expectations, while a diversified vocabulary generally correlates positively with student writing performance, this relationship reverses in contexts emphasizing the academic quality of writing. These results highlight the complex dynamics of lexical usage in academic writing and suggest that mere lexical diversity does not always equate to higher academic writing quality. This study contributes to a critical understanding of how lexical diversity functions in digital academic environments and offers implications for English language teaching practices in higher education settings.

Disciplinary differences in lexical bundles use: A cautionary tale from methodological variations

Lexical bundles use in academic discourse has been explored across numerous dimensions including discipline, genre, register, student proficiency, and language, among others. These studies have resulted in claims about the nature of these different discourses or their authors, and they have been used in EAP instructional practices. Recent studies on methodological considerations in frequency-based lexical bundles research have pointed to variability in results that stem from changes in criteria used in lexical bundle extraction and corpus composition. Following this, the current study explores the impact of methodological variation in lexical bundle extraction from sets of research articles in Linguistics and Biology, with a focus on the extent of disciplinary variation uncovered in lexical bundles use and function. Experiments with varying frequency thresholds and range specifications as well as corpus composition show that results about lexical bundles use in different disciplinary discourses could be more sharply differentiated when certain variables are used, underscoring the variableness in results and the need for caution in interpreting the findings of lexical bundles research. This paper also evaluates claims made in previous lexical bundles studies using the findings from this study. Finally, previous pedagogical applications of lexical bundles research in academic discourse are discussed.

Смыслоориентированный подход к описанию семантических полей на занятиях по русскому языку как иностранному (на примере семантического поля «Любовь»)

The article provides an overview of Russian linguo didactic works devoted to the adaptation of the system of typical meanings in the form of lexical functions (in the terminology of I. A. Melchuk and A. K. Zholkovsky) to practical classes in a foreign language audience. The aim of the conducted research is to adapt the system of typical meanings to the presentation and practice of lexical material of the semantic field “Love” in Russian as a foreign language classes (RFL). The novelty of the conducted research lies in the development of the theory of using the system of typical meanings in the educational process in RFL classes from the standpoint of not only stable, but also word-formation means. This approach makes it possible to reassess the prospects for studying lexical compatibility, idiomatics and morphological modifications of Russian words in the aspect of RFL. Own materials are proposed for teaching foreign learners to combine and modify Russian words from the standpoint of the onomasiological approach (from meanings to ways of expressing them) within the semantic field “Love”. As a result of the research, the most frequently used semantic parameters describing love relationships between their participants are demonstrated, and the most universal ways of expressing a particular typical meaning are listed from the standpoint of receptive and productive speech actions. The approach presented in the work allows foreign students to successfully carry out the process of speech creation in Russian with a more accurate transmission of the given meanings, significantly increasing the language competence of the learners.

On the question of the authenticity of the language of the Buryat epic

The purpose of this article is to identify the basic linguistic markers of text authenticity, which is important when studying dialects and literary language. The content and form of the authentic text is determined by the narrator’s dialect transmission and the collector’s recording process. When a text is realized through language, differences appear in the lexical composition of the version of the source epic and the literary form of the language of the person recording it. As part of the observation, it was established that there is a connection between the authenticity of the text and the choice of lexical means, language norms, meaning, and function of the original source. Lexical units show differences in semantics and material sound shell.

Contrastive Study of Tone and Intonation in Koro Ashe and English

This paper undertakes a contrastive study of tone and intonation in Koro Ashe and English; an implication for Koro Ashe L2 learners of English with the hope of helping the study populace to improve in their spoken aspect of English. The sample consisted of 20 randomly selected Koro Ashe ESL learners of English in Karu Local Government, Nasarawa State. The instrument used in collecting data for this investigation is Oral Production Test (OPT), a pronunciation test that assessed the participants’ pronunciations of Koro Ashe words. The theoretical framework used in the paper was Contrastive Analysis (CA). The results showed that Koro Ashe is a tonal language and that tone in Koro Ashe is capable of performing lexical functions as it is demonstrated in words like [ìnȧk] L-L ‘cow’ and [inak] L-H ‘sp tree’, [iwei] L-L ‘toad’ and [iwei] L- H ‘fear’. Tone in Koro Ashe can perform grammatical function, that is, changing singular nouns to the plural as it is seen in words; [inak] (L-L) ‘cow’ and [inak] (H-H) ‘cows’, [inor] ‘wound’ (L-L) and [inor] ‘wounds’ (H-H), [imai] ‘generation’ (L-L) and [imai] ‘generations’ (H-H), [iguk] ‘pocket’ (L-L) and [iguk] (H-H) ‘pockets’, [iʤu] ‘fly’ (L-L) and [iʤu] ‘flies’ (H-H). However in English, intonation (pitch) in English conveys information of a broadly meaningful nature, it can be used to express attitudes, interest, doubt, emphasis, certainty, politeness, mark boundaries of syntactic units, signals division of utterances into intonation phrases, signals end of statement, signals “old” information and “new” information etc.

Lexiques et corpus au service de la littératie océanique : propriétés et relations lexicales dans le domaine de la faune marine

Lexicons and Corpora Serving Ocean Literacy: Properties and Lexical Relations in the Field of Marine Fauna. In this article, we present the first steps of the Ocean Literacy project, which aims to promote the creation and processing of a comparable medium-sized specialised corpus (French-Italian) in the field of marine fauna as well as the creation of a lexicographic resource to describe the lexical relations between the terminological units (TUs) of the field in question, using the theoretical framework of Explanatory and Combinatorial Lexicology. After describing the methodological and theoretical choices made when compiling and processing the ZooCor (fr-it) corpus, we will proceed to the analysis of the French term candidates resulting from semi-automatic extraction using TermoStat software. We will then describe the general architecture of the lexicographic resource ZooTerm which is currently under development, and explain, with the help of a terminographical data model and concrete examples, why we chose to use lexical functions to systematically encode the relations between terms associated with the marine fauna domain. Finally, we will discuss the results and the main theoretical issues raised from this exploratory work. Keywords: lexicon, corpus, ocean literacy, marine fauna, lexical relations

AMBIGUITY IN THE TRANSLATION OF QURANIC EUPHEMISMS INTO THE MALAY LANGUAGE

Background and Purpose: Translators encounter significant challenges when dealing with the structures of Quranic euphemisms, particularly in effectively avoiding ambiguity of meanings in the target text. This study aims to investigate ambiguity in the translation of Quranic euphemisms into the Malay language and identify effective approaches to address it.
 
 Methodology: The present study employed a descriptive analysis, adapting Olimat’s (2018) Evaluation Model of Euphemism Translation in the Quran and Newmark’s (1981) Semantic and Communicative Theory. Six samples were meticulously chosen with the purpose of effectively capturing ambiguities in the translation of texts related to the domain of sexuality. This study presents each Quranic euphemism in its original Malay translation and a literal English translation, aiming to enhance comprehension and promote a deeper appreciation of the nuances and subtleties in the translation of Quranic euphemisms.
 
 Findings: The findings revealed notable deficiencies in accurately conveying the intended meaning in certain translations, despite the implementation of parentheses to facilitate explicitation. Additionally, some translations fell short of fulfilling the lexical function of the words, leading to discrepancies and insufficiencies of information in communicating the contextual meaning. Furthermore, certain translations did not align with the target language context.
 Contributions: Translators need to employ strategies such as contextual analysis, cultural adaptation, and clarification through additional explanatory to minimize ambiguity in the translated text. Overall, five main aspects need to be considered in the translation of Quranic euphemisms: conveying the true meaning, adherence to grammar rules, effectiveness in word selection, preservation of euphemistic style, and appropriateness of translation approaches. The findings of this study offer valuable insights to Quran translators, specifically those involved in the field of Arabic-Malay translation and pave the way for future advancements.
 
 Keywords: Ambiguity, Quran translation, Quranic euphemisms, translation approach, translation quality.
 
 Cite as: Mohd Saad, M. L. I. H., Ab Halim, Z., Rouyan, N. M., & Zakaria, R. (2024). Ambiguity in the translation of Quranic euphemisms into the Malay language. Journal of Nusantara Studies, 9(1), 74-96. http://dx.doi.org/10.24200/jonus.vol9iss1pp74-96

Retranslated Chinese classical canon Journey to the West: a stylometric comparison between Julia Lovell’s retranslation and Arthur Waley’s translation

Abstract Journey to the West (西游记; Xi You Ji) is one of the best-known classic novels in Chinese literature, and it has been translated into English by various notable translators. This study compares the retranslation of the novel by Julia Lovell published in “Penguin Classics” in 2021 with Arthur Waley’s translation in “Penguin Classics” in 1973. Employing a stylometric approach to compare the styles of the two translations, it uses the corpus tools of word lists, keyword analysis, and function word analysis. The results reveal distinct stylistic differences in the translators’ styles, including lexical density, sentence length, and function words, which point to different translation strategies employed by the two translations of this classic Chinese novel. The book reviews published so far indicate that Lovell’s version has been well received by contemporary Anglophone readers and that the changes in this retranslation may have helped to explain the recanonization of the original classic. This study provides new insights into the understanding of the differences between translation and retranslation, and thus has implications for the fields of translator style studies and stylometry research.

Disciplinary influence on lexical bundle functions: reassessing the paradigm factor

Many lexical bundle studies have explored how bundle functions are used to shape arguments and construct knowledge in research articles (ras) in hard and soft disciplines, but these cross-disciplinary studies tend to overlook the impact of research paradigms and ra sections. Specifically, previous investigations have not differentiated between qualitative, quantitative and mixed-methods research, which makes it impossible to evaluate whether any observed differences are related to the research paradigm, discipline or both. Furthermore, very few previous contrastive studies have explored the distribution in the in-text sections. To address these two issues, this study compares ras in medicine and psychology representing a single paradigm (i.e., quantitative experimental research) to determine how exactly discipline may influence the distribution of bundle functions in ras as a whole and by section. Unlike the previous studies which find a heavier reliance on research-orientated bundles in hard disciplines and a greater focus on text-orientated bundles in soft disciplines, this study finds no significant difference in research-orientated bundles and more frequent use of text-orientated bundles in medicine than in psychology. This study argues that a more critical eye towards discipline is needed in cross-disciplinary studies on academic writing. Furthermore, this study recommends that corpus linguists examine ras at the level of in-text sections to present a clearer picture of discourse organisation.

제한된 연어(restricted collocation)의 의미적 불투명성 양상

In this study, we examine the advantages and disadvantages of the existing limited semantic opacity of idiomatic expressions. To complement this, we aim to differentiate semantic opacity within the relationship between the overall meaning and the meaning of constituent elements based on the principle of semantic agreement and attempt to conduct research that better aligns with linguistic reality through the analysis of linguistic data that incorporates this approach. To achieve this, we intend to propose a new perspective on the semantic opacity of restricted collocations corresponding to the most typical lexical function, Oper, of restricted collocations. Through experimental analysis, it was possible to observe that many restricted collocations have their primary meanings. Indeed, semantical non-transparency of restricted collocations can be categorized into three semantic aspects. First, abstract noun leads semantic opacity of restricted collocations. And whether there are direct or indirect sematic derivations from primary meaning can increase semantic opacity. Last, as metaphorical meaning addition or structural transition occurs, semantic opacity becomes even higher.

Meaning definitions through lexical (macro) functions: Old English quantity, size and rank

The aim of this article is to complete and systematize affixal meaning definitions by examining the Old English derived nominal and adjectival lexicon from a structural-functional framework. The main dictionaries of reference in this language have proven to contribute limited affixal information; besides, one and the same dictionary organizes its affixal entries quite dissimilarly both formally and content-wise. Given this background, the present work offers an insight into the derived lexicon and suggests more accurate definitions based on an approach that explains form and meaning associations in terms of lexical functions and macrofunctions. The data of analysis have been retrieved from the lexical database of Old English Nerthus, which has supplied the inventory of affixes and of affixed nouns and adjectives performing a lexical function belonging to the semantic categories quantity, size or rank, which apply whenever an entity or a property experience an increase or a decrease in quantity, quality or status respectively. Each affix is defined conforming to the different meanings it conveys, the source and target categories involved in the derivation process and the predicates that fit the rule in each case. An approach based on form and meaning associations in the definition of affixal meaning has demonstrated to have major implications not only in the field of lexicology but also of lexicography inasmuch as it permits to revise, complete and enhance dictionary entries and gain systematicity in the manner the information is rendered.

A STUDY OF ENGINEERING STUDENT’S ABILITY IN UNDERSTANDING PARTS OF SPEECH AT STTIND PADANG

The purpose of this study is to see the student’s understanding in identifying and classifying parts of speech at English Subject. Parts of speech are English basic component in which words are recognized and classified based on their lexical functions. They consist of eight major parts of speech, such as nouns, pronouns, verbs, adjectives, adverbs, conjunctions, prepositions and interjections. The instrument of this study is written test, there are two kinds of test: first, Identifying the italic word in a sentence and second is classifying the words that consist of 30 words about parts of speech then the participants sort them and classify into the table. The participants of this study are 40 students that consist of four majors; mining engineering, industry engineering, environmental engineering and information system students. From each major the researcher took 10 students. Based on the results of the research, it can be stated that the students’ understanding of parts of speech are varied on the range of 40%-90%. The lowest is ability to understand adverb, only 40% or 16 students ably to identify it, the highest one is Interjection, 90% or abou 36 students easily point out it.

TEACHING SIMULTANEOUS TRANSLATION IN SOCIAL NETWORKS TO FUTURE INTERPRETERS

The article is devoted to teaching the main features of simultaneous translation in social networks, taking into account the specifics of this genre of communication. The relevance of the issue is that now more and more people are using social networks as a means to promote their business, and thus many experts and brands need translators, and especially simultaneous ones, who could help adequately represent products and services on the international market. The purpose of the article is to analyze the main challenges that translators face when working with text messages, comments and posts in social networks, namely the speed of reaction, the importance of context and non-standard formats. In addition, the peculiarities of translation in various social networks, such as Twitter, Facebook, Instagram, LinkedIn, and their influence on the process of simultaneous translation are considered. In the course of the research, such methods as observation, synthesis and analysis of information were carried out. The article presents an analysis of the main features of simultaneous translation, namely speed, brevity, informality, a large amount of visual content, emotional aspect, tone of voice and their structural-grammatical and lexical functions. The article contains recommendations for translators on effective and accurate simultaneous translation in social networks. Informational and explanatory functions, to which the whole article is devoted, are only its secondary purpose. The following main methods of simultaneous translation were also highlighted: functional substitution, transcription, transliteration, descriptive translation (explication), reduction, expansion and borrowing. In addition to this, we identified the main approaches used in simultaneous interpreting, namely targeting real-time, blogger, audience, social network and content. In addition, key aspects have found their way into translator training profiles and quality standards for translation services. Central to the acquisition of translation competence is reflection on decisions and actions during the translation process, as well as various process studies.

A comparative study of lexical bundles in accepted and rejected applied linguistic research article introductions

Multi-word expressions referred to as lexical bundles are the important ‘discourse building blocks’ to construct and signal fluent writing, particularly in an attempt to produce high-quality research articles that can be accepted by reputable journals. A number of studies have reported the use of lexical bundles in various sections of research articles, including introductions as the holder of research rationale. In spite of that, attention is barely paid to the comparison between accepted and rejected manuscripts. With the intention to fill this gap, this study is aimed at investigating whether the manifestation of lexical bundles will differ between the introduction sections of accepted and rejected research articles in applied linguistics. A total of 15 introductions for each data group were analyzed under the frameworks of lexical bundles structures (Biber et al., 2004) and functions (Hyland, 2008). Findings reveal that noun phrase-based and research-oriented bundles were respectively detected as the most prevalent main structure and function in both accepted and rejected data sets. Closer inspection, however, evinced a greater frequency and richer variety of lexical bundles in accepted introductions. Even so, this study confirmed that the two datasets exhibit different subcategories of lexical bundles in numerous cases. Implicationally, the findings of this study may shed further light on the comprehension of lexical bundles use in preparing related future studies.

The Simple View of borrowing and code-switching

Aims and Objectives: In this paper, a novel approach to the distinction between borrowing and code-switching is proposed, called the Simple View of borrowing and code-switching. Under this view, listedness is seen as the key condition for classifying words or multiword units (MWUs) as borrowings. For MWUs, listedness is operationalized with mutual information (MI) scores: the higher the MI score of a given set of words, the higher the likelihood it is listed in the lexicon. Under the Simple View, the distinction between borrowing and code-switching is seen as a specific instantiation of the distinction between what belongs in the lexicon (fixed, arbitrary patterns) and what is computed online (productive rules), and should therefore be considered as part of the grammar. Methodology: Assumptions from the Simple View were tested on a corpus of switches of single words and MWUs from a Turkish-German code-switching corpus (87,000 words), which was transcribed in CHAT format. Data and analysis: The frequency of switches in either direction, and their morphosyntactic integration patterns were analysed with CLAN. The formulaicity of the MWUs was analysed with MI scores through Sketchengine. Findings: The MI scores of the donor language MWUs were found to be above 3, which is the cut-off point for formulaicity in Corpus Linguistics. Thus, the MWUs were found to be borrowings. In addition, MWUs were found to be more likely to be borrowed than single words. Originality: Insights about formulaic language from Corpus Linguistics and Second Language Acquisition were used to inform analyses of language contact phenomena, and new ways to test the model are proposed. Significance: The Simple View offers a unified approach to borrowing of lexical items and function words and opens a new avenue for research using neuroscientific methods to test whether items are listed in speakers’ mental lexicons.

“Jangan Di-Read!”: Indonesian Affixation to English Words on Social Media

Code mixing has been widely studied, but the study of it focusing on Indonesian affixation to English words is still scant. Therefore, this study aims at investigating the types of affixes, the change in English word classes, and the morphophonemic processes that occurred on social media, specifically on Instagram. Simak method was employed to collect 90 Indonesian affixed-English words from 3 Instagram users’ photo captions as the data. Furthermore, Kridalaksana (2007) and Ramlan’s (2001) theories of affixation were employed to analyze the data. The findings demonstrate that the most frequently used affix is a prefix, with di- recorded as the highest number. As for the lexical function formed after the process of affixation, this study reveals three forms, namely (a) verb-forming, (b) adjectival-forming, and (c) noun-forming with verb-forming is the most frequently used. Finally, in terms of its morphophonemic processes, it is more common that the base form of the English words is maintained rather than considering the phonological rules as regulated in the Indonesian language. These preliminary findings suggest that such affixation does not consider EYD V due to the informal setting the social media mostly constructs.

Prefigované ekvivalenty francúzskych verb percepcie v slovenčine

The presented article deals with the translation of verbs of perception from French into Slovak in the novel Passing Timeby M. Butor. The focus, in particular, is on the numerous Slovak prefix equivalents of these French non-prefixed verbs. The main goal is the analysis of their meanings. We will observe how the prefix, in addition to changing the imperfect form into the perfect one, modifies the meaning of the basic verb of perception and thus fulfils its lexical-perfective function. We assume that most of the initial non-prefixed verbs in the French source language will be in the compound past tense - passé composé. The partial goal of the research is to find out which prefixes are ​​the most productive in terms of verbal word formation by prefixing. We have found out that in the majority of cases, the prefix not only fulfils a grammatical function, but also has a lexical function that significantly modifies the meaning of the basic non-prefixed verb. For example, it enriches the verb with the meanings of the beginning of the action.

Morpholexicosemantics analysis of neologism on Facebook posts and threads

Neologism is a word or phrase that has three classifications which are the completely newly-coined words and phrases, existing words and phrases that have new meanings and existing words or phrases with expanded meanings. This linguistic phenomenon is seen to be prevalent in Facebook posts and threads. This study was conducted to discover neologisms, their classification, word formation processes, and lexical functions. The results indicated that the word-formation processes, namely acronyms, affixations, back-formation, blending, clipping, compounding, conversion and shortening have been used and among these, affixation and compounding are the most used word-formation processes. Moreover, in its lexical functions, which are noun, verb, adjective and interjection, noun is the most used. Therefore, it is recommended that Cultural implications on the fast transmissions and influence of the creation of neologisms be further explored.

Support (= Light) Verbs

The paper proposes a formal definition of support verb as (roughly) a semantically empty verb serving as a syntactic “prop” to a predicative noun such that the phrase V(support)(N) + N is synonymous with the verb V0 derived form N: ‘V(support)(N) + N’ = ‘V0(N)’, as in ‘to give an order’ = ‘to order’ or ‘to receive an order’ = ‘to be ordered’. The following points are discussed: support verbs as collocates, representation of support verbs in terms of lexical functions, semantic and syntactic properties of support verbs, semantic additions to support verbs (in particular, causation and phasic meanings), realization verbs, and the role of support verbs in theoretical and applied linguistics.