Essays about: "Adjective"

Showing result 1 - 5 of 44 essays containing the word Adjective.

1. 1. A quantitative study of Swedish high school L2 learners' receptive knowledge of English lexical collocations

   University essay from Lunds universitet/Engelska

   Author : Louise Frifelt; [2024]
   Keywords : Collocations; Multi-word units; Formulaic language; Second language acquisition; Languages and Literatures;

   Abstract : This paper investigates receptive knowledge of English lexical collocations among Swedish high school students. The study tests the claim that L2 (second language) learners of English have a low level of collocational competence and tend to recognise high-frequent collocations more than low-frequent since the former have been encountered more. READ MORE

3. 2. Mood and Verbals in North Common Tulu

   University essay from Uppsala universitet/Institutionen för lingvistik och filologi

   Author : Emil Magnus Mannby; [2024]
   Keywords : Tulu; Dravidian languages; mood; inflection; morphology; finiteness;

   Abstract : In the Dravidian language Tulu, spoken in the south of present day India, in the states of Karnataka and Kerala, several verb forms exist which have hitherto been poorly described in the scientific literature. A set of these code different modal distinctions, and are thus labeled moods. READ MORE

4. 3. REDUPLICATED FORM OF ADJECTIVES IN SOMALI: A plural form or something else?

   University essay from Göteborgs universitet/Institutionen för språk och litteraturer

   Author : Ahmed Abdulqaadir Sheikh; [2023-06-21]
   Keywords : Somali; adjective; reduplication; agreement; distributivity;

   Abstract : Abstract The Somali adjectives gets reduplicated. This form of the adjective usually follows the nouns in the plural and the base form follows the nouns in the singular. The thesis aims to study the form and function of the reduplication of the adjectives (in contrast with the base form). READ MORE

5. 4. Wicked Witches and Evil Queens? : A corpus-based study of the near-synonyms evil and wicked in contemporary American English

   University essay from Högskolan Väst/Institutionen för individ och samhälle

   Author : Mariam Barazeghi; [2023]
   Keywords : adjectives; collocations; corpus linguistics; dictionaries; gender studies; synonyms;

   Abstract : The purpose of this study is to examine what contemporary corpora can reveal about the use of the two adjectives evil and wicked. These two synonyms have been analysed using corpus linguistics in order to acquire results about the differences between them regarding frequency of use, as well as their collocating nouns. READ MORE

6. 5. Improving the ecological validity of cognitive functions assessment through Virtual Environments : Results of a usability evaluation with healthy adults

   University essay from KTH/Skolan för elektroteknik och datavetenskap (EECS)

   Author : Simone Tafaro; [2023]
   Keywords : Virtual Reality; Cognitive Impairment; Ecological Validity; Virtual Environments; Virtuell verklighet; kognitiv funktionsnedsättning; ekologisk validitet; virtuella miljöer;

   Abstract : The early detection of mild cognitive impairment has the potential to significantly impact the lives of individuals who may be unaware of their cognitive decline. Such a condition can greatly affect their quality of life and ability to perform daily activities. READ MORE