Essays about: "Third-Person Present Tense"

Found 4 essays containing the words Third-Person Present Tense.

  1. 1. Reader Address and its Translation in a Gardening Guide : Pronouns, Modals and Imperatives

    University essay from Linnéuniversitetet/Institutionen för språk (SPR)

    Author : Micaela Nilsson; [2023]
    Keywords : Reader address; modal verb; imperative verb; pronoun you; second person pronoun; generic pronoun; translation;

    Abstract : This study examines the translation of three forms of reader address from English to Swedish in a gardening guidebook – the pronoun you as a second person reference and generic reference, modal verbs, and imperatives. The translation was made by the author of this study. READ MORE

  3. 2. Third-Person Present Tense as Stylistic Allusion to Theatre : A Study of Maggie O'Farrell's Hamnet

    University essay from Linnéuniversitetet/Institutionen för språk (SPR)

    Author : Kajsa Hermansson; [2023]
    Keywords : Hamnet; Maggie O’Farrell; Third-Person Present Tense; Stylistic Allusion; Shakespeare; Historical Fiction; Stylistics; Narratology;

    Abstract : In this essay, I illustrate how the third-person present tense narrative perspective can be used as stylistic allusion to theatre, by studying Maggie O’Farrell 2020 historical fiction novel Hamnet. Previous studies conclude that present-tense narration has the effect of blurring the lines between narration and experience. READ MORE

  4. 3. -S morphemes in L2 English : An investigation into student essays in grades 6, 9, and 12 in Sweden

    University essay from Mälardalens högskola/Akademin för utbildning, kultur och kommunikation

    Author : Klara Joelsson; [2018]
    Keywords : SLA; morphology; plural; third person singular present tense; contracted verb form; possessive; -s morphemes; Swedish; English; transfer; corpus; andraspråksinlärning; morfologi; plural; tredje person singular; sammandragna verb; genetiv; -s morphemer; svenska; engelska; språköverföring; korpus;

    Abstract : Swedish students’ morpheme acquisition order in English, including the acquisition of -s morphemes, is a relatively unstudied topic. Given the morphological differences between the English and Swedish languages, students learning English in Sweden may encounter difficulties in the use of the third person singular present tense -s morpheme. READ MORE

  5. 4. "All autobiography is storytelling, all writing is autobiography" : Autobiography and the Theme of Otherness in J.M. Coetzee's Boyhood: Scenes from Provincial Life

    University essay from Institutionen för humaniora

    Author : Jenny Fredman; [2007]
    Keywords : Coetzee; Boyhood; autobiography;

    Abstract : Boyhood: Scenes from provincial life by J.M. Coetzee tells the story about John Coetzee from the age of ten until thirteen. Since many details in the story point to the idea that the protagonist might be the author, it is often said to be an autobiography. READ MORE