Essays about: "Predication"

Showing result 1 - 5 of 11 essays containing the word Predication.

1. 1. ‘NOTHING IS IN VAIN': Non-Standard Negation and Cyclical Change in Kutu, Kwere, and Zalamo

   University essay from Göteborgs universitet/Institutionen för språk och litteraturer

   Author : Aron Zahran; [2023-10-31]
   Keywords : Engelska; Bantu; Morphosyntax; Historical Linguistics; Grammaticalization; Descriptive Linguistics; Typology; Negation; Possessive Predication; Locational Predication; Negative Existentials; Semantic Change;

   Abstract : This work concerns the polyfunctionality and grammaticalization of an item bule in the under described Tanzanian Bantu languages, Kutu, Kwere, and Zalamo. Through collection and analysis of field data, it is shown that the original adverbial element bule ‘for free, in vain, for no reason’ has developed a wide range of functions within the domain of non-standard negation. READ MORE

3. 2. On Predicating Is it done non-committally?

   University essay from Göteborgs universitet/Institutionen för filosofi, lingvistik och vetenskapsteori

   Author : Erik Jansson; [2023-01-24]
   Keywords : ;

   Abstract : Two proponents of the Act-Based view on propositions, Hanks and Soames, have taken two different stances on how we should view predication. Soames views it as a non-committal act and Hanks views it as a committal act. Hanks has argued that Soames’s view is incoherent. READ MORE

4. 3. The Discursive Construction of "Welsh" in the Anglo-Saxon Chronicle : Thematic Roles and Mental Models

   University essay from Stockholms universitet/Engelska institutionen

   Author : Johanna Åberg; [2023]
   Keywords : Discourse Analysis; Mental models; Predication; Briton; Welsh; Anglo-Saxon; Colonialism; Thematic roles.;

   Abstract : With the recent rise in interest in critical readings of our history, scholars have begun noticing that historical documents such as the Anglo-Saxon Chronicle may have functioned as propaganda (e.g., Yorke, 2006; Konshuh, 2020). The present study examines how Britons (i. READ MORE

5. 4. Locative clauses and existential constructions in Khowar

   University essay from Stockholms universitet/Institutionen för lingvistik

   Author : Hilda Appelgren; [2023]
   Keywords : Khowar; locative clauses; existential clauses; non-verbal predication; Hindu Kush;

   Abstract : The current study investigates how locative clauses and existential constructions are realized and differentiated in the language of Khowar [ISO 693–3: khw] (Hindu Kush Indo-Aryan, HKIA). Khowar is one of several under-researched languages in the Hindu Kush, and as of yet there is no comprehensive description of its linguistic structure. READ MORE

6. 5. Enhancement of evaluation method of journal bearings’ performance in heavy-duty diesel engines

   University essay from KTH/Skolan för industriell teknik och management (ITM)

   Author : Sateesh Nataraj; [2021]
   Keywords : Asperity contact pressure; elastohydrodynamic lubrication; friction; flow factors; run-in wear profile; Asperitetskontakttryck; elastohydrodynamik; friktion; flödesfaktorer; slitageprofil efter inkörning;

   Abstract : Journal bearings are being used in various locations of an internal combustion engine. They contribute to a large portion of total engine friction and lowering it means a significant contribution to CO2 reduction. READ MORE