Essays about: "etymology"

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

  1. 1. Seamster, Sewer And Sewist : The Titles For Those Who Sew From 1470 To 2022

    University essay from Linnéuniversitetet/Institutionen för språk (SPR)

    Author : Tora Tendal; [2023]
    Keywords : English Linguistics; Etymology; Sewing; Seamster; Tailor; Sewer; Seamstress; Dressmaker; Sewist; Work title; Professional; Hobby;

    Abstract : This corpus study has focused on the titles used by those who sew as a hobby, primarily on the six most frequently used ones. The corpora used are Early English Books Online, Google Books Ngram Viewer and a corpus compiled in SketchEngine. The research also looked at the etymology and how their meanings might have changed from 1470 to 2022. READ MORE

  3. 2. Weaving architecture

    University essay from KTH/Arkitektur

    Author : Simon Bengtsson; [2022]
    Keywords : weaving; craft; frame work; gottfried semper;

    Abstract : I have used weaving as a method to investigate connections between this craft and architecture. The project can be divided into four parts: The first part is a research phase starting from the etymology of the word textile, which derives from the latin word texere which means - to weave, to join, to build, to construct etc. READ MORE

  4. 3. A Study of Semantic Change in the Word viral

    University essay from Högskolan Väst/Institutionen för individ och samhälle

    Author : Eldar Jusovic; [2022]
    Keywords : Semantics; Semantic change; Diachronic change; Corpus; Collocation; Context analysis; viral; WWW; dictionaries;

    Abstract : With diachronic corpus over the time periods, I selected a word that might be suitable for this type of study for detecting if potential semantic changes have occurred. In this study, I explored the lexical semantics of the word viral to see if the World Wide Web (WWW) has influenced the word. READ MORE

  5. 4. On Collapse

    University essay from Konstfack/Textil

    Author : Lea Constan; [2021]
    Keywords : weaving; feminism; quantum physics; post-colonialism; immigration; globalism; power structures; asymmetry; light; darkness; collapse; haptic;

    Abstract : This project is an active exploration of subjectivities through the medium of weaving. In a narrative illustrated with woven works, the emotional trajectory of this person of mixed cultural background through Swedish society is described. READ MORE

  6. 5. Keeping Mum: An Exploration of Contemporary Kinship Terminology in British, American and Swedish Cultures

    University essay from Högskolan i Halmstad/Akademin för lärande, humaniora och samhälle

    Author : Gerd Bexell; [2021]
    Keywords : American English; anthropology; British English; communication; culture; etymology; genealogy; kinship terms; referential; relations; respect; social control; Swedish; vocatives;

    Abstract : The aim of this paper is to briefly clarify the categorization and usage of kinship terms in American and British English in comparison with the Swedish kinship terms, both considering the vocative use and the referential function. There will also be a comparison with previous studies. READ MORE