Essays about: "English slang"

Showing result 1 - 5 of 17 essays containing the words English slang.

1. 1. Drag Slang in RuPaul’s Drag Race : Strategies and Success of the Japanese Translation

   University essay from Högskolan Dalarna/Institutionen för språk, litteratur och lärande

   Author : Ossi Artturi Väätäinen; [2024]
   Keywords : Drag queen; Slang translation; Audiovisual translation; English Japanese translation; Queer community;

   Abstract : This paper presents a study on the translation of slang used by drag queens. The study aims to examine how the slang used by drag queens in RuPaul’s Drag Race season 12 is translated into Japanese. The translation strategies used are revealed and the faithfulness of the translation is discussed. READ MORE

3. 2. Making the Old New Again : A Corpus Analysis of Semantic Change in Contemporary American English Slang

   University essay from Stockholms universitet/Engelska institutionen

   Author : Matthew Gallaher; [2023]
   Keywords : semantics; semantic change; corpus studies; corpus linguistics; slang; collocates; context analysis;

   Abstract : This study used a combination of historical and contemporary corpora to investigate semantic change within the contemporary American English slang words swag, flex, and swole. This study involved two parts. READ MORE

4. 3. Beyond the Norm of Standard English : A Content Analysis of Standard and Non-Standard Varieties in EFL Textbooks

   University essay from Jönköping University/Högskolan för lärande och kommunikation

   Author : Erik Molin; [2023]
   Keywords : EFL textbooks; Linguistic variation; Standard and non-standard varieties; Upper secondary school;

   Abstract : To achieve the Swedish National Agency for Education’s (2022) aim of developing all-round communicative skills, knowledge of the vast diversity of English may be needed. Therefore, this study analyses the representation of standard and non-standard varieties in four EFL textbooks aimed for the English 5 course in Swedish upper secondary school. READ MORE

5. 4. “What’s up, bro?” : A synchronic corpus study on the use of bro in TV shows

   University essay from Linnéuniversitetet/Institutionen för språk (SPR)

   Author : Felizia Livskog; [2022]
   Keywords : corpus; TV corpus; slang; sociolinguistics; synchronic; bro;

   Abstract : The aim of this thesis is to analyze the synchronic variation in usage of the word bro in English speaking TV shows that aired 2017, by extracting data from The TV Corpus. In today’s society bro is becoming more and more frequent in use and the increase seems to be partly due to the high level of nuance the word has. READ MORE

6. 5. Cultural Adaptation in Video Game Localization : An Analysis of Cutscene Scripts in Japanese and itsTranslation to English of the game Lost Judgement

   University essay from Högskolan Dalarna/Institutionen för språk, litteratur och lärande

   Author : Jacqueline Roshamn; [2022]
   Keywords : Video game localization; cultural adaptation; Japanese – English translation; functional approach; foreignization; domestication; free translation;

   Abstract : Cultural adaptation and free translation strategies are more common to use within the field of video game localization although they are still not recommended too veruse in translation studies. Free translation strategies are commonly used invideo game localization to make video games ready for a targeted audience. READ MORE