Roberta Facchinetti

Roberta Facchinetti is Full Professor of English Language and Linguistics at the University of Verona. Her research studies focus largely on language description and pragmatics, with special attention to how language is exploited to negotiate social and discursive roles. To do so, she makes use of computerised corpora of both synchronic and diachronic English. On the topic Roberta Facchinetti has authored, co-authored and edited a number of books and articles, among which Corpus Linguistics 25 Years on (2007), From International to Local English – And Back Again, with David Crystal and Barbara Seidlhofer (2010); News as Changing Texts: Corpora, Methodologies and Analysis, with Nicholas Brownlees, Birte Bös and Udo Fries (2012).

Roberta Facchinetti è Professore Ordinario di Lingua e Linguistica Inglese presso l’Università di Verona. I suoi ambiti di studio riguardano soprattutto la descrizione della lingua e la pragmatica, con particolare riferimento a come la lingua viene utilizzata per negoziare ruoli sociali e discorsivi. Suo strumento di ricerca privilegiato sono i corpora linguistici informatizzati riguardanti l’inglese in prospettiva sia sincronica che diacronica. Sull’argomento Roberta Facchinetti ha scritto e curato diversi volumi ed articoli di respiro internazionale, tra cui Corpus Linguistics 25 Years on, 2007; con David Crystal e Barbara Seidlhofer (2010) From International to Local English – And Back Again; con Nicholas Brownlees, Birte Bös e Udo Fries (2012) News as Changing Texts: Corpora, Methodologies and Analysis.

Facchinetti, Roberta, Sara Corrizzato and Valeria Franceschi (a cura di) (2017). “Specialized Discourses and ESP on the Web”, sezione monografica di IPERSTORIA: Testi, Letterature, Linguaggi, X (Fall/Winter)

Facchinetti, Roberta (2017). «Langue et medias: du terme au concept (et vice versa)». In: Autrement dit : définir, reformuler, gloser. Hommage à Pierluigi Ligas. Sous la direction de Paolo Frassi et Giovanni Tallarico. Paris : Hermann Éditeurs, pp. 69-89.

Facchinetti, Roberta (2016). “Media studies and media discourse(s) in English: one term, many identities”. In: Languaging in and across Communities: New Voices, New Identities, Bern: Peter Lang, pp. 65-82.

Facchinetti, Roberta and Sharon Hartle (2016). “CEFR and language learning 15 years on: From university to film dubbing”. In: Europa Vicina. Rivista poliglotta d’informazione e cultura delle lingue, n. 33 (marzo), pp. 10-11.

Facchinetti, Roberta (2015). Dizionario Giornalistico Italiano-Inglese, Torino: Giappichelli Editore.

Facchinetti, Roberta / Brownlees, Nicholas / Bös, Birte / Fries, Udo 2015. News as changing texts: Corpora, methodologies and analysis (second edition), Newcastle upon Tyne, Cambridge Scholars Publishing.

Facchinetti, Roberta / Caleffi Paola Maria 2015. ‘From English to Twenglish: A new language variety?’ In: Rita Calabrese / J. K. Chambers / Gerhard Leitner (eds) Variation and Change in Postcolonial Contexts, Newcastle upon Tyne: Cambridge Scholars Publishing, pp. 233-254.

Facchinetti, Roberta 2014. ‘Newsroom Jargon at the Crossroads of Corpus Linguistics and Lexicography’. In: Gotti, M. / Giannoni D. (eds), Corpus Analysis for Descriptive and Pedagogic Purposes: ESP Perspectives, Bern: Peter Lang, pp. 225-240.

Facchinetti, Roberta 2013. ‘The interactivity of corporate websites: A comparative study’. In TEXTUS. English Studies in Italy XXVI/1, pp. 45-55.

Facchinetti, Roberta 2013. ‘Modal verbs in news-related blogs: When the blogger counts’. In: Marin-Arrese, Juana I. / Carretero, Marta / Arús Hita, Jorge / van der Auwera, Johan (eds.), English Modality: Core, Periphery and Evidentiality, Berlin: Mouton de Gruyter, pp. 359-377.

Facchinetti, Roberta 2013.’ Social Media in News Texts’. In: Actualizactiones en Comunicación Social, Atti di "XIII Simposio Internacional de Comunicación Social", Santiago de Cuba, 21-25 gennaio 2013), a cura di Centro de Lingüiística Aplicada, Santiago de Cuba, pp. 268-270.

Facchinetti, Roberta 2012. La Comunicazione Aziendale tra Nuove Tecnologie e Lingua Inglese: Indagine sulle Imprese del Veneto. Verona: QuiEdit.

Facchinetti, Roberta 2012. ‘Ripensando i blogs attraverso i bloggers: Il caso dei news-related blogs’. In Ditifeci, F. (ed.) Il Testo al Centro. Firenze: Consiglio Regionale della Toscana, pp. 57-74.

Facchinetti, Roberta 2012. ‘Teaching English through newspapers – from the early stages to university’. In Maiello G. e Pellegrino R. (eds.) Database, Corpora, Insegnamenti Linguistici, Fasano: Schena Editore, pp. 151-166.

Facchinetti, Roberta / Crystal, David / Seidlhofer, Barbara (eds) (2010). From International to Local English, and back again. Bern: Peter Lang.

Tsangalidis, Anastasios / Facchinetti, Roberta (eds) (2009). Studies on English Modality. Bern: Peter Lang.

Facchinetti, Roberta (2007). Theoretical Description and Practical Applications of Linguistic Corpora. Verona: QuiEdit.

Facchinetti, Roberta (ed.) (2007). Corpus Linguistics 25 Years on. New York/Amsterdam: Rodopi.

Facchinetti, Roberta (2003). ‘An Introduction to the Legal System in Italy’. In Bhatia, V. / Candlin, C. / Engberg, J. / Trosborg, A. (eds) Multilingual and Multicultural Contexts of Legislation. Frankfurt am Main: Peter Lang, 193-224.

Facchinetti, Roberta (2003). ‘The 1998 Rules of the International Court of Arbitration as Implemented in Italy’. In Bhatia, V. / Candlin, C. / Gotti, M. (eds) Legal Discourse in Multilingual and Multicultural Contexts: Arbitration Texts in Europe. Bern: Peter Lang, 155-176.

Facchinetti, Roberta (2002). ‘Reaching Autonomy in the Analysis of Economic Texts: A Helping Hand from Computer Software’. In Gagliardi, C. (ed.) Quality and Quantity in English Linguistics Research: Some Issues. Pescara: Libreria Universitaria Editrice, 153-174.

Facchinetti, Roberta (2001). ‘Conditional Constructions in Modern English Legal Texts’. In Gotti, M. / Dossena, M. (eds) Modality in Specialized Texts. Bern: Peter Lang, 133-150.