Data di Pubblicazione:
2012
Citazione:
Il catalogo è questo: Listmania and the basic linguitsics of list authoring / D. Heaney - In: Scritture brevi nelle lingue moderne / [a cura di] F. Chiusaroli, F.M. Zanzotto. - Napoli : Università degli studi di Napoli “l’Orientale”, 2012. - ISBN 9788867190324. - pp. 78-94
Abstract:
The lexical list is a short text par excellence, requiring a minimum of two lexical
items, which can be proper names, possibly in abbreviated form, or simple nouns,
regularly shorn of determiners. The list is also possibly the most ancient text-‐‑type,
one that has not only persisted in various social contexts since Sumerian times, but
is presently flourishing in numerous writing spaces created by new media, to the
extent that the Amazon website has named the phenomenon ‘Listmania’ and
recognises the existence of ‘list author’s, for whom it provides guidelines and house
rules. Lists, however, have attracted very little attention from scholars of
contemporary linguistics and the literature on them is mainly found in the
disciplines of Bible studies or research into early Mesopotamian languages. After
briefly considering, the main varieties of this text-‐‑type, its principal functions, and
some possible cultural reasons for its durability, the present paper analyses
syntactical and word combinations used in online lexical lists on the Listmania
webpage. In the context of Listmania, lists can also be accompanied by short
(maximum 200 characters) comments. The analysis also considers how their text
producers adapt to these limitations and provides a qualitative analysis of a sample
of such ‘commented lists’ that reveal preferred syntax and word combinations and
also evidence the ability of their text producers to imitate other genres in which
brevity is a requirement.
Tipologia IRIS:
03 - Contributo in volume
Keywords:
lexical lists; commented lists; grammar and syntax; textual brevity
Elenco autori:
D. Heaney
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Titolo del libro:
Scritture brevi nelle lingue moderne