Essays about: "adverbial"

Showing result 1 - 5 of 21 essays containing the word adverbial.

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. English Word Order in Written Production of Swedish Students

   University essay from Göteborgs universitet / / Institutionen för sociologi och arbetsvetenskap

   Author : Mohammad Taherinasab; [2023-05-11]
   Keywords : Error Analysis EA ; Contrastive Analysis CA ; Second Language Acquisition SLA ; EFL learners; word order;

   Abstract : This study investigates English word order errors in the written production of Swedish junior high school students. It analyzes 24 essays written by the 9th-grade students in a junior high school in Sweden in the spring semester of 2022. READ MORE

4. 3. "Stand back and admire - then eat." : Translating explicit and implicit instructions in recipes

   University essay from Linnéuniversitetet/Institutionen för språk (SPR)

   Author : Josephine Pantzar; [2023]
   Keywords : Explicit instructions; illocution; implicit instructions; reader address; recipe minilect; speech act theory; translation;

   Abstract : This study examines explicitness and implicitness in the instructions of eight English baking recipes and their translations into Swedish. The aim is to investigate whether the degree of explicitness changes in the translation. READ MORE

5. 4. A comparison study of the JBXDMY construction inAmerican and British English

   University essay from Stockholms universitet/Engelska institutionen

   Author : Sebastian Sandström; [2023]
   Keywords : ;

   Abstract : The "Just Because X Doesn't Mean Y" (JBXDMY) construction initially emerged in the1850s as a spoken expression, typically employed to convey a negative implication to theinterlocutor. This syntactic structure is prevalent in both British and American English, withthe most frequently observed variant in the British corpora being "Just Because X doesn'tmean Y," and in the American corpora, "X That doesn't mean Y. READ MORE

6. 5. Probably certain : Translating hedges in academic research articles from Swedish to English

   University essay from Linnéuniversitetet/Institutionen för språk (SPR)

   Author : Bianca Seydel; [2020]
   Keywords : adaptation; addition; cultural filter; epistemic modality; equivalence; faithful translation; hedges; hedging; L2 learner; omission; scientific research articles; translation;

   Abstract : While it certainly can be argued that translation is a quite demanding discipline in general, some areas within this field are, naturally, more challenging than others. One of these is hedging, which serves a broad variety of purposes both with regard to the author and to the intended readership, and hence must be translated accordingly. READ MORE