Notes for a Contrastive Study – mercato, piazza and pia.... Cover Image

APPUNTI PER UNO SGUARDO CONTRASTIVO – MERCATO, PIAZZA E PIAŢĂ
Notes for a Contrastive Study – mercato, piazza and pia....

Author(s): Diana Sopon
Subject(s): Language and Literature Studies
Published by: Editura Universitaria Craiova
Keywords: mercato; piazza; piaţă

Summary/Abstract: The article draws attention on the semantic, lexical and morphological aspects of the words mercato, piazza e piaţă and on their uses in Italian and Romanian. The analysis has been approached under three directions, the etymological, descriptive and comparative approach. The pragmatic approach has been considered too, as the terms have been analysed in terms of their employment in different levels of language, ranging from common language to language for specific purposes, such as business language.

  • Issue Year: 2013
  • Issue No: 1-2
  • Page Range: 337-344
  • Page Count: 11
  • Language: Italian