Observing Eurolects : Corpus Analysis of Linguistic Variation in EU Law

Focusing On The Multi-faceted Topic Of Eurolects, This Volume Brings Together Knowledge And Methodologies From Various Disciplines, Including Sociolinguistics, Legal Linguistics, Corpus Linguistics, And Translation Studies. The Legislative Varieties Of Eleven Eu Official And Working Languages (dutch, English, Finnish, French, German, Greek, Italian, Latvian, Maltese, Polish, Spanish) Are Analyzed Using Corpus Methodologies In Order To Investigate The Variational Dynamics And Translation-induced Patterns Of The Different Languages. The Underlying Assumption Is That, Within The Sociolinguistic Continua Of The Eu Languages, It Is Possible To Single Out Specific Legislative Varieties (eurolects) That Originate At A Supra-national Level. This Research Hypothesis Is Strongly Supported By The Empirical Findings Derived From Detailed Corpus Analyses Of Each Language. This Work Represents The First Systematic And Comprehensive Linguistic Research Conducted On A Wide Range Of Eu Languages Using The Same Protocol And Applying Corpus Methodologies To The Extensive Eurolect Observatory Multilingual Corpus. The Eurolect Observatory Project : Corpus Research At The Service Of Multilingual Law-making -- Introduction : The Eurolect Observatory Project / Laura Mori -- The Eurolect Observatory Multilingual Corpus : Construction And Query Tools / Marco Stefano Tomatis -- Observing Eurolects : The Case Of The Netherlandic Dutch / Gert De Sutter And Fee De Bock -- Observing Eurolects : The Case Of English / Annalisa Sandrelli -- Observing Eurolects : The Case Of Finnish / Mikhail Mikhailov And Aino Piehl -- Observing Eurolects : The Case Of French / Stéphane Patin And Fabrizio Megale -- Observing Eurolects : The Case Of German / Fabio Proia -- Observing Eurolects : The Case Of Greek / Vilelmini Sosoni, Katia Lida Kermanidis And Sotirios Livas -- Observing Eurolects : The Case Of Italian / Laura Mori -- Observing Eurolects : The Case Of Latvian / Gatis Dilans -- Observing Eurolects : The Case Of Maltese / Sergio Portelli And Sandro Caruana -- Observing Eurolects : The Case Of Polish / Lucja Biel -- Observing Eurolects : The Case Of Spanish / Lorenzo Blini -- Conclusions : A Cross-linguistic Overview On Eurolects / Laura Mori. Edited By Laura Mori. Includes Bibliographical References And Index.