Essays about: "Expansion OF ENGLISH LANGUAGE"

Showing result 1 - 5 of 12 essays containing the words Expansion OF ENGLISH LANGUAGE.

1. 1. Document Expansion for Swedish Information Retrieval Systems

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

   Author : Tobias Hagström; [2023]
   Keywords : Information retrieval; Natural language processing; Deep learning; informationssökningssystem; språkteknologi; djupinlärning;

   Abstract : Information retrieval systems have come to change how users interact with computerized systems and locate information. A major challenge when designing these systems is how to handle the vocabulary mismatch problem, i.e. that users, when formulating queries, pick different words than those present in the relevant documents that should be retrieved. READ MORE

3. 2. Translation strategies for figurative language in non-fiction : Translating metaphors, idioms, and phrasal verbs from English to Swedish

   University essay from Linnéuniversitetet/Institutionen för språk (SPR)

   Author : Vicky Taylor; [2022]
   Keywords : figurative language; translation; conceptual metaphors; idioms; phrasal verbs; translation strategies; literal translation; transference; meaning translation; omission; addition; Swedish; English;

   Abstract : This thesis examines translation strategies for translating figurative language with a focus on metaphors, idioms, and phrasal verbs. Translators often state that figurative language presents challenges in the translation process. This is mainly because the translator must consider the language’s pragmatic, cognitive, and aesthetic functions. READ MORE

4. 3. Embodiment in Proverbs: Representation of the eye(s) in English, Swedish, and Japanese

   University essay from Malmö universitet/Fakulteten för kultur och samhälle (KS)

   Author : Jessica Berggren; [2018]
   Keywords : Embodiment; Conceptual metaphor theory; Proverbs; Paremiology; Cross-linguistics;

   Abstract : This study will examine the representation and embodiment of the body part eye(s), in proverbs. The research is cross-linguistic as the proverbs analysed are in the languages English, Swedish, and Japanese. READ MORE

5. 4. Gaming and School Langauge : A study of gamers’ use of a second language and attitudes towards English during online gaming and in the classroom

   University essay from Högskolan i Gävle/Avdelningen för humaniora

   Author : Philip Forsell; [2017]
   Keywords : Gaming; Language; School; attitudes towards English; Classroom language;

   Abstract : This research paper investigates the language that is used by upper secondary students both in gaming and in school related situations. The overarching aim is to compare the language that students in upper secondary school use during online gaming and in classroom situations and how one influences the other and what attitudes students have regarding spoken English during online gaming and in the classroom. READ MORE

6. 5. Fostering Students’ Oral Communication Skills in the Second Language Classroom : Främja elevers muntliga kommunikationsförmågor i andraspråksklassrummet

   University essay from Linköpings universitet/Avdelningen för språk och litteratur

   Author : Yasmin Ali; Maja Säberg; [2017]
   Keywords : second language acquisition; oral communication skills; communicative classroom;

   Abstract : This   thesis was carried out with data collected from a school in the south of India and written by two students becoming teachers of English. The aim of   this thesis is to find out how a teacher can foster and develop student’s   oral communication skills so that they have the ability, willingness and   confidence to speak English. READ MORE