Essays about: "BrE"

Showing result 16 - 20 of 28 essays containing the word BrE.

1. 16. Thin metal patch to FRP propeller: Experimental testing of bonding systems

   University essay from KTH/Lättkonstruktioner

   Author : Mårten Kreiss Amberg; [2015]
   Keywords : ;

   Abstract : To enable the use of carbon fibre reinforced polymer (CFRP) propellers for merchant vessels, the problem of cavitation must be solved. The matrix of the FRP is generally brittle and more sensitive to cavitation erosion than the more conventional metal propeller blades. Nakashima Propeller Co. READ MORE

3. 17. Collective nouns in English used in Sweden : A corpus-based study on number concord with collective nouns

   University essay from Institutionen för språk (SPR)

   Author : Petra Örlegård; [2014]
   Keywords : agreement; American English; British English; collective nouns; concord; corpus; news genre; plurality; singularity; Sweden;

   Abstract : The purpose of this thesis is to investigate how Swedes writing in English construct number concord with collective nouns. This was done by studying three primary corpora: the Swedish English Newspaper Corpus (SWENC) and the press sections of Frown (American English) and F-LOB (British English). READ MORE

4. 18. Non-Standard "-ed" Forms of Selected Irreguslar Verbs: A Corpus-based Study of Present-day American English

   University essay from Göteborgs universitet/Institutionen för språk och litteraturer

   Author : Eric Wikström; [2013-06-28]
   Keywords : irregular verbs; -ed forms; non-standard usage; present-day American English; past participle; preterit; COCA Corpus of Contemporary American English ; standardization; variation; AAVE African America Vernacular English ; SWVE Southern White Vernacular English ;

   Abstract : This is a corpus-based study which aims to survey the parallel use of non-standard preterit and past participle "-ed" forms in a group of irregular verbs (namely "blow", "grow", "know", and "throw") in Present-day American English and to determine in what media, style registers, and text types such non-standard verb forms occur. The data for this analysis is provided by the Corpus of Contemporary American English (COCA) which comprises texts from the period of 1990 - 2010. READ MORE

5. 19. Englishes Online: :  A comparison of the varieties of English used in blogs 

   University essay from Institutionen för språk (SPR)

   Author : Sofia Ruuska; [2013]
   Keywords : American English; Blog language; British English; Computer-mediated communication; Corpora research; English as a lingua franca; English as a native language; English as a second language; Grammar; Semantics.;

   Abstract : This study is based on data gathered from two corpora. It investigates and analyses the written English of second language users, in this case English used by Swedes, with the English used online in blogs found in the Birmingham Blog Corpus, which includes blogs written in English by authors of various nationalities. READ MORE

6. 20. High-Speed Storage Encryption over Fibre Channel

   University essay from Datorteknik; Tekniska högskolan

   Author : Christian Svensson; [2013]
   Keywords : fibre channel; cryptography; fpga; network; communication;

   Abstract : This thesis focused on testing whether persistent encryption of Fibre Channel is doable and what kind of security it provides. It has been shown that intercepting, analysing and modifying Fibre Channel traffic is possible without any noticeable performance loss as long as latency is kept within certain boundaries. READ MORE