ICE on Food: Talk related to foodways in the International Corpus of English
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Kallen, Jeffrey L., ICE on Food: Talk related to foodways in the International Corpus of English, Sociolinguistics Summer School 6 (SSS6), Dublin, 4-7 August, 2015Download Item:
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The frequency of occurrence of food verbs across ICE corpora is remarkably consistent, though ICE-CN is remarkably lower
Food verbs favour light verbs, with decreasing frequency accounted for by semantic features: manner of action, type of subject, type of object, generality of outcome, desirability of outcome, etc.
Observed frequencies do not necessarily correlate with grammatical expectations: some things are grammatically possible but rarely mentioned in ICE corpora.
Food verbs interact with nominalisation: some potential verb forms occur more often as nominals, and nominalisations may fulfil various roles. Grammatical blocking applies despite the frequency of some light verbs.
Food verbs interact with metaphor: FOOD may be a source by which TARGETS are understood, but FOOD may also be a target. Metaphors may point towards cognition, identity, experiences and conceptions of the body, health, pleasure, and pain.
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Digital Engagement , Digital Humanities , Identities in Transformation , Corpus Linguistics , English Language/Literature , Foodways , World EnglishesLicences: