Essays about: "thesis in linguistics"

Showing result 6 - 10 of 99 essays containing the words thesis in linguistics.

1. 6. First blood: Menarche as the foundation for women's self-realisation

   University essay from Högskolan i Gävle/Avdelningen för humaniora

   Author : Elena Iacovou; [2023]
   Keywords : Parthenogenesis; goddess-worshipping; religion; religious studies; rites of passage; liminality; existential health.;

   Abstract : Goddess-based civilisations worshipped the divine as a parthenogentic primordial creative force. Parthenogensis a Greek word that derives from parthenos “virgin” and genesis “from the beginning” was the path of liberation or rebirth into one’s divine nature. READ MORE

3. 7. Pragmatic strategies in academic English as a lingua franca : A corpus-based analysis of the use of the discourse markers, yeah, okay, and so during academic consultations hours

   University essay from Högskolan Dalarna/Institutionen för språk, litteratur och lärande

   Author : Ida Nilsson; [2023]
   Keywords : English as a lingua franca; pragmatics; discourse markers; academic consultation hours; corpus linguistics;

   Abstract : English is used as a lingua franca to communicate when interlocutors' do not share a first language (DeBartolo, 2014). This is prominent in academia, where teachers and students in international exchange programs communicate daily in English as a lingua franca (ELF). READ MORE

4. 8. Characterizing, classifying and transforming language model distributions

   University essay from Uppsala universitet/Institutionen för lingvistik och filologi

   Author : Annika Kniele; [2023]
   Keywords : Large Language Models LLMs ; GPT; BERT; NLP; deep learning; machine learning; computational linguistics; language technology;

   Abstract : Large Language Models (LLMs) have become ever larger in recent years, typically demonstrating improved performance as the number of parameters increases. This thesis investigates how the probability distributions output by language models differ depending on the size of the model. READ MORE

5. 9. ‘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

6. 10. Chaos or Clarity: A Corpus-Assisted Analysis of Top Comments on Jordan Peterson's Controversial YouTube Videos

   University essay from Linnéuniversitetet/Institutionen för språk (SPR)

   Author : Behnam Baharmand; [2023]
   Keywords : Sentiment analysis; youtube; comment; computational linguistics; thematic analysis; social media;

   Abstract : This thesis endeavors to make sense of how Jordan Peterson, a highly controversial public figure—who is rapidly becoming academia’s equivalent to a rock star—is perceived by his online audience. To that end, the study adopts an analytical approach while integrating several theoretical frameworks, including the concept of echo chambers. READ MORE