Essays about: "Linguistic nature"

Showing result 1 - 5 of 64 essays containing the words Linguistic nature.

  1. 1. What is vulnerability to climate change and who are the particularly vulnerable?

    University essay from Lunds universitet/Centrum för miljö- och klimatvetenskap (CEC)

    Author : Emilie Greve Pobiega; [2024]
    Keywords : Earth and Environmental Sciences;

    Abstract : The effects of climate change are resulting in harmful impacts — known as loss and damage — hitting the most vulnerable countries the hardest. At COP27 in Sharm el- Sheikh, a new “loss and damage fund” was agreed upon, creating history within the international climate change policy arena. READ MORE

  3. 2. Relevant Dutch Lexical Influence in Contemporary Modern Japanese

    University essay from Lunds universitet/Avdelningen för japanska och kinesiska; Lunds universitet/Japanska

    Author : Willem Koen; [2024]
    Keywords : Japanese Language; Dutch-Japanese; Dutch Lexical influence; Loanwords; Lexical exchange; Lexical influence; Languages and Literatures;

    Abstract : During the Edo Period of Japanese history, many loanwords entered the Japanese language through communication with the Dutch. Now, 164 years after the last significant linguistic exchange took place between the Dutch and the Japanese, it is interesting to see what lexical influence still exists in contemporary modern Japanese and which loanwords have fallen out of use. READ MORE

  4. 3. Willingness to Communicate in EFL Classrooms: A Qualitative Study on the Perspectives of Upper Secondary Students in Sweden

    University essay from Göteborgs universitet/Institutionen för språk och litteraturer

    Author : Jasmine Mohamed; [2023-10-17]
    Keywords : English; Willingness to Communicate; WTC; Student; Learner; EFL;

    Abstract : This qualitative research paper aims to investigate the EFL learner perspective on WTC and which factors influence their WTC. Additionally, another aim is to investigate if there is a difference in WTC between English and Swedish for the learners and what causes it. READ MORE

  5. 4. Detection of insurance fraud using NLP and ML

    University essay from Lunds universitet/Matematisk statistik

    Author : Rasmus Bäcklund; Hampus Öhman; [2023]
    Keywords : Technology and Engineering;

    Abstract : Machine-Learning can sometimes see things we as humans can not. In this thesis we evaluated three different Natural Language Procces-techniques: BERT, word2vec and linguistic analysis (UDPipe), on their performance in detecting insurance fraud based on transcribed audio from phone calls (referred to as audio data) and written text (referred to as text-form data), related to insurance claims. READ MORE

  6. 5. Green Colonialism: A Critical Discourse Analysis (CDA) of Conservation Practices In The Context Of Simien Mountains National Park, Ethiopia

    University essay from Lunds universitet/Statsvetenskapliga institutionen

    Author : Ida Anna Kristina Beijmo; [2023]
    Keywords : Green colonialism; Conservation; Simien Mountains National Park SMNP ; Critical Discourse Analysis CDA ; Discourse; Orientalism; Postcolonialism; UNESCO; EWCA; Law and Political Science;

    Abstract : Since its establishment in 1969, external actors have been significantly involved in the implementation of nature conservation in Simien Mountains National Park (SMNP). As climate change becomes increasingly tangible, conservation activities are frequently being deployed to protect ecosystems across the globe. READ MORE