Essays about: "linguistics and gender"

Showing result 1 - 5 of 47 essays containing the words linguistics and gender.

  1. 1. “That’s What She Said” : A Linguistic Analysis of Language and Gender Differences in the TV Show The Office

    University essay from Jönköping University/Högskolan för lärande och kommunikation

    Author : Louise Åkerblom Svensson; [2024]
    Keywords : The Office; Gender; Language; Linguistic features; Stereotypes;

    Abstract : Concepts such as “women’s language” and “men’s language” suggest differences between how men and women speak, often concerning stereotypes. However, some research within the field of linguistics presents evidence showing little or no difference. READ MORE

  3. 2. Male-biased language: a diachronic corpus study of neutralization strategy in gender-based linguistic reforms

    University essay from Stockholms universitet/Engelska institutionen

    Author : Evelina Eriksson; [2023]
    Keywords : Corpus linguistics; generic pronouns; neutralization; linguistic reforms; epicene; gender-neutral language;

    Abstract : This paper focuses on the use of English epicene pronouns in discourse which most individuals are exposed to on an everyday basis. Gender-based linguistic reforms have been implemented since the beginning of the 1970s, to achieve a more non-sexist language. READ MORE

  4. 3. Wicked Witches and Evil Queens? : A corpus-based study of the near-synonyms evil and wicked in contemporary American English

    University essay from Högskolan Väst/Institutionen för individ och samhälle

    Author : Mariam Barazeghi; [2023]
    Keywords : adjectives; collocations; corpus linguistics; dictionaries; gender studies; synonyms;

    Abstract : The purpose of this study is to examine what contemporary corpora can reveal about the use of the two adjectives evil and wicked. These two synonyms have been analysed using corpus linguistics in order to acquire results about the differences between them regarding frequency of use, as well as their collocating nouns. READ MORE

  5. 4. Generating Wikipedia Articles with Grammatical Framework : A Case Study

    University essay from KTH/Skolan för elektroteknik och datavetenskap (EECS)

    Author : Keivan Matinzadeh; [2023]
    Keywords : Grammatical Framework; Computational Linguistics; Natural Language Generation; Computer Science; Grammatical Framework; Beräkningslingvistik; Textgenerering; Datavetenskap;

    Abstract : Natural language generation is a method used to produce understandable texts in human languages from data [1]. Grammatical Framework is a grammar formalism and a functional programming language using a nonstatistical approach to build natural language applications. READ MORE

  6. 5. ‘Safeguarding moral decency’: A Queer discourse analysis of Russian president Vladimir Putin’s sexualized discourses and boundary-making in the Russian-Ukraine war

    University essay from Lunds universitet/Statsvetenskapliga institutionen

    Author : Johanna Rasmusson; [2023]
    Keywords : Putin; discourse; gender identity; sexuality; national belonging; Law and Political Science;

    Abstract : The thesis investigates discourses on sexual orientation, gender identity, and expression in national addresses performed by Russian President Vladimir Putin since the large-scale invasion of Ukraine in February 2022. It applies an embedded approach of Critical Discourse Analysis and Queer Linguistics to disseminate how such discourses are produced by Putin in the war. READ MORE