Essays about: "Etymology"

Showing result 16 - 20 of 21 essays containing the word Etymology.

1. 16. Etymology of Hebrew nouns : Re-examining the origins of the language of Israel

   University essay from Lunds universitet/Allmän språkvetenskap; Lunds universitet/Masterprogram: Språk och språkvetenskap

   Author : Yaelle Kalifon; [2012]
   Keywords : Etymology; Hebrew; Languages and Literatures;

   Abstract : Which sources most influence the language spoken in Israel? Is it the same language as the Hebrew of its ancestral heritage? Which periods in history brought about the changes of contemporary lexicon? These are the questions addressed in the current essay, which presents the inspection of nouns appearing in a recent newspaper, and their categorization according to the different periods in the history of the Hebrew language. The current thesis proposes the division into fourteen sets which account for each of the classical periods of the Hebrew language, as well as seven other stages, which are shown to have contributed to the Hebrew lexis in providing new meanings to existing words. READ MORE

3. 17. Overhead and Behind : a glossary

   University essay from Institutionen för Konst (K)

   Author : Jens Strandberg; [2012]
   Keywords : feminism; power; labor; work; object; project; episode; emancipation; school system; performance; etymology; collaboration; working together; public; magic;

   Abstract : Overhead and Behind is an ongoing learning exercise in three parts: Working Conditions, The Refusal of Objects and Disturbing Distribution (forthcoming). Through learning by doing, it unfolds new episodes as an attempt to look at the act of orientating different standpoints. READ MORE

4. 18. Expressive Particles in Serbian, Bulgarian, Greek and Kurdish

   University essay from Lunds universitet/Allmän språkvetenskap

   Author : Anu Vastenius; [2011]
   Keywords : be; bre; Bulgarian; expressive particles; grammaticalization; Greek; Kurdish; semantic bleaching; Serbian; vre; Languages and Literatures;

   Abstract : A common feature in the Balkan Sprachbund is the use of expressive particles, such as bre, be, vre, re, more, mori and ma in colloquial speech. In some sources the origin of the particles has been claimed to be the Greek moros, 'moron'. READ MORE

5. 19. Investigating British and American English : Dictionary research and corpus investigation

   University essay from Engelska institutionen

   Author : Malcolm Golmann; [2009]
   Keywords : Americanism; Briticism; dictionary dating; corpus investigation; corpus evidence; lexical borrowing; lexical classification; lexical items; etymology; word formation.;

   Abstract : The aim of this Magister Degree Project has been to investigate if can corpora be used to investigate patterns of lexical distribution and/or borrowing from one variety to another. Another aim has been to investigate how well classification of lexical items as either “British” or “American” supported by evidence from corpora of English. READ MORE

6. 20. Manchester vs : London - The etymology of the place-names of the two areas in connection with British history

   University essay from Sektionen för humaniora (HUM)

   Author : Anna-Maria Olofsson; [2008]
   Keywords : etymology; place-names; Britain; counties; the London area; the Manchester area;

   Abstract : The fact that five invasions have taken place in Great Britain, which all made a big impact on the country, makes the history of place-names particularly interesting. The aim of this essay is therefore to compare place-names in the Manchester area and the London area, and try to find the origin of the names. READ MORE