Essays about: "dialects"

Showing result 16 - 20 of 48 essays containing the word dialects.

1. 16. Attitudes of Swedish Learners of Japanese towards Japanese Dialects: A Quantitative Study

   University essay from Lunds universitet/Japanska

   Author : Elsa Fahl; [2017]
   Keywords : Japanese; dialects; language attitudes; dialect attitudes; dialect identification; Languages and Literatures;

   Abstract : The present thesis is a quantitative study investigating the attitudes of Swedish learners of Japanese towards Japanese dialects. Current or previous Swedish students of Japanese completed a survey in which they listened to recordings of five different dialects of Japanese, and evaluated these dialects in terms of various personality traits. READ MORE

3. 17. Gender and Language : A matched-guise study exploring linguistic stereotyping using voice morphing

   University essay from Umeå universitet/Institutionen för språkstudier

   Author : Mattias Östling; [2016]
   Keywords : sexism; stereotyping; matched-guise; voice morphing; sociolinguistics; collaborative speech; competitive speech;

   Abstract : The matched-guise test, which was originally developed by Lambert et al. (1960), has been useful in determining covert attitudes towards accents, dialects, or languages. In this paper, the author presents a fresh take on matched-guise tests in sociolinguistics utilizing modern technology to digitally manipulate a female voice into a male voice. READ MORE

4. 18. The Estonian Swedish diphthongs /ai au oi ui/: Acoustic characteristics and cross-dialectal variation

   University essay from Lunds universitet/Masterprogram: Språk och språkvetenskap

   Author : Otto Ewald; [2016]
   Keywords : Estonian Swedish; diphthongs; cross-dialectal variation; acoustic analysis; Languages and Literatures;

   Abstract : This study investigates the acoustic characteristics and cross-dialectal variation of the diphthongs /ai au oi ui/ in the Nuckö, Ormsö, and Rickul varieties of Estonian Swedish, which have previously only been described impressionistically (Lagman, 1979; Danell, 1905-34). Eight acoustic measures, reflecting the F1 and F2 frequency values at the first (InF1 and InF2) and second (FinF1 and FinF2) vowel targets, total diphthong duration, amount of spectral change (TL), and spectral rate of change (TLroc and VSLroc), were employed to analyze differences between diphthong categories within each dialect as well as differences in the realization of each diphthong category across dialects. READ MORE

5. 19. American or British English? : Attitudes towards English dialects among Swedish pupils

   University essay from Högskolan Dalarna/Engelska

   Author : Jessica Lenart; [2016]
   Keywords : Attitudes; American English; British English; L2 learners; Preferences;

   Abstract : The two major varieties of English are American and British English. In Swedish compulsory school both varieties are taught. This essay examines the preferences and attitudes of pupils in 9th grades towards the two varieties, and if there are any gender differences. READ MORE

6. 20. Should it move or should it stay? How speakers of two Basque dialects organize meaningful elements in transitive clauses

   University essay from Lunds universitet/Masterprogram: Språk och språkvetenskap

   Author : Anne Goergens; [2015]
   Keywords : free word order; Basque; Navarrese-Lapurdian; Gipuzkoan; focus; information structure; structural priming; economy; Galdegaia; in situ; pied-piping; markedness; complexity; syntactic movement; Languages and Literatures;

   Abstract : This thesis investigates word order patterns in spoken Basque for two dialects, Navarrese-Lapurdian and Gipuzkoan. The data for the analysis was elicited with stimuli pictures in an experiment in dialogue form. The 26 participants were from Hazparne (Lapurdi), Donostia, and Andoain (both Gipuzkoa). READ MORE