Essays about: "example of american english"
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11. A semantic analysis of the Spanglish verbs wachar and puchar
University essay from Lunds universitet/EngelskaAbstract : more and more people being bilingual. Two languages that are often mixed in the United States are English and Spanish. Due to the high population of Spanish speaking immigrants, new words are being formed by mixing the two languages. This can be heard in the areas near the border between the USA and Mexico among other areas. READ MORE
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12. DESIRE Conceptualizations and Culture in the Scottish Enlightenment
University essay from Lunds universitet/EngelskaAbstract : An historical approach to language is crucial to both our understanding of language development and of how emotions are conceptualized, not only as they are in our present day but also how they have been conceptualized throughout time and what the underlying mechanisms are that shape these conceptualizations. The main aim of the present study will be to examine how important philosophers of the Scottish enlightenment conceptualized DESIRE metaphorically. READ MORE
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13. As Fate Would Have It : A corpus-based study of Fate from an American perspective
University essay from Akademin för utbildning, kultur och kommunikationAbstract : Abstract This essay is based on an investigation carried out with the help of the Corpus of Contemporary American English (COCA). Taking the system of transitivity as its theoretical base and using spoken and written discourse as its primary source, this study aspired to find out what kinds of actions Americans perceive Fate to perform, for example physical, mental or verbal, in order to control what happens to people. READ MORE
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14. HEALTH BY CHOCOLATE : "Food of the Gods: Cure for Humanity? A Cultural History of the Medicinal and Ritual Use of Chocolate"
University essay from Institutionen för humanioraAbstract : Abstract Translation is not an easy task. There is a plethora of problems and difficulties which needs to be tackled in the process of translating a text from one language to another. This analysis concentrates on three of them – terminology, connectors and cultural aspects. READ MORE
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15. Offensive Language in Sex and the City : A study of male and female characters’ use of taboo words
University essay from Estetisk-filosofiska fakultetenAbstract : There are words and topics of conversation that are considered taboo and offensive in the English language. Offensive words can be divided into different categories, based on the way they are used and in what situation. Topics of conversation that are considered taboo are for example sexual activity and death. READ MORE
