Essays about: "Cognitive Linguistics"

Showing result 16 - 20 of 50 essays containing the words Cognitive Linguistics.

  1. 16. Subjective and Objective Construal in Translation : Looking at Japanese-English translation from a cognitive perspective

    University essay from Högskolan Dalarna/Japanska

    Author : Hedda Hansson; [2019]
    Keywords : Japanese; translation; cognitive linguistics; subjective construal; objective construal; I-mode; D-mode; narrative perspective; Hiromi Kawakami; A Snake Stepped On;

    Abstract : The aim of this study is to investigate the relevance of a cognitive perspective in Japanese-English translation. More specifically, it looks at how a preference of different perspectives in the two languages could explain contrasting narrative techniques. Based on Ronald W. READ MORE

  3. 17. Activating EFL Learners

    University essay from Lunds universitet/Engelska; Lunds universitet/Utbildningsvetenskap

    Author : John Hägg; [2018]
    Keywords : Language anxiety education; Sweden secondary school; case study; linguistics Fogg behavior model; Languages and Literatures;

    Abstract : Language anxiety is one of the most difficult issues teachers face in the English classroom today. The area is vast and complex and not much research has been done with a practical focus. READ MORE

  4. 18. Ambiguity in Peace Agreements : Cognitive and Computational Models for Processing Syntactic Ambiguity in Israeli-Palestinian Peace Agreements in English

    University essay from Stockholms universitet/Engelska institutionen

    Author : Parastoo Asghari; [2018]
    Keywords : complex noun phrases; syntactic ambiguity; language processing; cognition; corpus linguistics; computational model;

    Abstract : Systems that attempt to process texts and acquire information from texts in English need to be particularly alert to noun phrases since they carry so much information. Systems, whether comprehensional or computational, may face particular difficulties when dealing with complex noun phrases. READ MORE

  5. 19. Grammatical Effects of Affect A contrastive corpus analysis of the use and meaning of infant and baby

    University essay from Göteborgs universitet/Institutionen för språk och litteraturer

    Author : Carl-Anders Karlsson; [2017-10-12]
    Keywords : Affective meaning; expressive meaning; semantics; Cognitive grammar;

    Abstract : This thesis aims at (1) outlining a basic understanding of how affective, or expressive, meaning can be understood relative to linguistic meaning and language at large, and (2) analysing how affective meaning may relate to epistemological status and reference type in actual language use. The thesis' theoretical framework is largely situated within the paradigm of cognitive linguistics, and in particular drawing from the work of Langacker (2008). READ MORE

  6. 20. Teaching Academic English to English Learners : A literature Review on Classroom Practice

    University essay from Högskolan Dalarna/Engelska

    Author : Anneli Mattsson Kershaw; [2017]
    Keywords : Academic English; BICS; English language learners; English as a second language; systemic learning theory; teaching practices; cognitive theory; teachers’ training; scaffolding.;

    Abstract : The level of fluency in the genre specific language of schooling, also known as Academic English (AE), determines students’ success in school. Government agencies that legislate school policies therefore give teachers the directive to conduct education in ways that promote communicative abilities in academic English across all curricula. READ MORE