Essays about: "social dialect"

Showing result 1 - 5 of 6 essays containing the words social dialect.

  1. 1. Comparative study of the communal variations in the dialect of Aleppo (with focus on that of the Syriac Quarter) with notes on the Aramaic substrate of the dialect

    University essay from Uppsala universitet/Institutionen för lingvistik och filologi

    Author : Edy Touma; [2023]
    Keywords : Aleppo dialect; Christian variety; Syriac Quarter;

    Abstract :  This study explores the linguistic characteristics of the Arabic dialect spoken in Ḥayy ə-s-səryān, also known as the ‘Syriac Quarter’ in Aleppo city, within the context of the city's diverse demographic makeup. The Aleppo dialect, a Levantine dialect spoken by various religious and social groups, is used by Christians and Muslims as their everyday language. READ MORE

  3. 2. A study of bai and tai : A sociolinguistic variation study of the sentence-final particles bai and tai used in the Fukuoka dialect.

    University essay from Högskolan Dalarna/Japanska

    Author : Gabriel Levander; [2020]
    Keywords : Japan; dialect; particles;

    Abstract : This paper investigated the difference of usage of the sentence-final particles of bai and tai that are used in the Fukuoka dialect from a sociolinguistic variation study perspective. Social factors such as age, gender and social network were gathered through a survey, in which the results were analyzed, and patterns identified. READ MORE

  4. 3. Twisting the standard : Non-standard language in literature and translation from English to Swedish

    University essay from Linnéuniversitetet/Institutionen för språk (SPR)

    Author : Antonia Kjellström; [2018]
    Keywords : Non-standard language; Dialect; Translation; Literature; Fiction; Charles Dickens; Oliver Twist; English; Swedish;

    Abstract : Non-standard language, or dialect, often serves a specific purpose in a literary work and it is therefore a challenge for any translator to recreate the non-standard language of the source text into a target language.  There are different linguistic tools an author can use in order to convey non-standard language, and the same is true for a translator – who can choose from different strategies when tasked with the challenge of translating dialectal features. READ MORE

  5. 4. Dialect representation : Language varieties in The Witcher 3: The Wild Hunt

    University essay from Högskolan Väst/Avd för utbildningsvetenskap och språk

    Author : Emil Mattsson; [2018]
    Keywords : Tv-spel; sociolingvistik;

    Abstract : This study examines the dialect representation in CD PROJEKT RED's video game The Witcher: Wild Hunt. The study intends to contribute to an already narrow sociolinguistic field of research of how dialects are represented in video games, more precisely role-playing games. READ MORE

  6. 5. Investigating polysemy Gender effects on love

    University essay from Lunds universitet/Engelska

    Author : Elmedina Becarevic; [2011]
    Keywords : Languages and Literatures;

    Abstract : Polysemy, the study of multiple meanings of a lexeme, is part of the field of Lexical Semantics and has been preoccupying linguists for a very long time. Among the first methods of investigation were categorization (Lakoff 1987), and the study of dictionaries in hopes of finding semantic variation in polysemous lexemes (Fillmore and Atkins 1992). READ MORE