This article aims to show the function and occurrence of the word Energie in nominal determinative compounds, in which the noun occurs as a first or second element (Energiekosten, Solarenergie), or inside multiple compounds (Gebäudeenergiegesetz) with left-, right- or binary-branching. The corpus gathers documents from various digital sources as well as specialized texts relating to energy. The analysis is carried out with the tools offered by the Sketch Engine platform and examines the compound words from a morphological as well as a semantic-lexical point of view. The collected data confirm the condensation of the content in compounding, especially in multi-word technical terms. However, not only the technical terminology, but also the everyday language is thereby enriched with neologisms (Energiearmut, Energieunion, Energiewendegesetz), semantic remotivations (Friedensenergie) and creative ad hoc compounds (Energiewende-Booster).
L’articolo si propone di studiare la funzione e l'occorrenza della parola “Energie” in composti nominali determinativi, in cui il sostantivo si presenta come primo o secondo elemento (Energiekosten, Solarenergie) o all'interno di composti multipli (Gebäudeenergiegesetz) con ramificazione a sinistra, a destra o da ambo i lati. L'analisi è condotta con l’ausilio di Sketch Engine e prende in esame un corpus creato ad hoc che consta di testi estrapolati da siti specializzati in materia di energia e testi specialistici. I sostantivi sono esaminati sia da un punto di vista morfologico sia semantico-lessicale. I dati raccolti confermano la tendenza dei composti tedeschi a condensare il significato, in modo particolare nei termini tecnici costituiti da più elementi lessicali. L’arricchimento del lessico attraverso il processo della composizione non interessa tuttavia solo la terminologia tecnica ma anche il linguaggio quotidiano attraverso la creazione di neologismi (Energiearmut, Energieunion, Energiewendegesetz), resemantizzazioni (Friedensenergie) e altri composti creativi (Energiewende-Booster).
Energiearmut, Friedensenergie, Bürgerenergiegesellschaft. Nominalkomposition mit dem Substantiv Energie in Zeiten der Energiewende
Ilaria Meloni
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Abstract
This article aims to show the function and occurrence of the word Energie in nominal determinative compounds, in which the noun occurs as a first or second element (Energiekosten, Solarenergie), or inside multiple compounds (Gebäudeenergiegesetz) with left-, right- or binary-branching. The corpus gathers documents from various digital sources as well as specialized texts relating to energy. The analysis is carried out with the tools offered by the Sketch Engine platform and examines the compound words from a morphological as well as a semantic-lexical point of view. The collected data confirm the condensation of the content in compounding, especially in multi-word technical terms. However, not only the technical terminology, but also the everyday language is thereby enriched with neologisms (Energiearmut, Energieunion, Energiewendegesetz), semantic remotivations (Friedensenergie) and creative ad hoc compounds (Energiewende-Booster).I documenti in IRIS sono protetti da copyright e tutti i diritti sono riservati, salvo diversa indicazione.