Essays about: "utterance"

Showing result 21 - 25 of 44 essays containing the word utterance.

1. 21. An investigation of Swedish beauty vloggers’ use of code-switching between Swedish and English

   University essay from

   Author : Jenny Hultgren Korkis; [2019]
   Keywords : Code-switching; youths; vloggers; make-up tutorials;

   Abstract : Much research has been done in the area of code-switching; that is, changing from one language to another in the middle of the same utterance, especially in bilingual communities. Yet, there seems to be little research done on code-switching between English and Swedish among Swedish young adults. READ MORE

3. 22. Thinking things in German versus Swedish

   University essay from Lunds universitet/Masterprogram: Språk och språkvetenskap; Lunds universitet/Allmän språkvetenskap

   Author : Yannick Frommherz; [2019]
   Keywords : Thinking; Verbs of thinking; Semantic specificity; Cross-linguistic comparison; German; Swedish; Contextualised choice task; Languages and Literatures;

   Abstract : Against the backdrop of universality proposals claiming that all the world’s languages share the way they conceptualise and express THINKING, this study investigates verbs of thinking in German and Swedish in a comparative perspective. In particular, it examines semantic specificity in verbs of thinking (the restricted availability of only one specific verb in a certain context), and the potential effect of two constraints (intersubjective verifiability and subjectivity). READ MORE

4. 23. Extra-Mural Activities and Their Effect on Second Language Development : A Comparative Study of Upper Secondary Swedish L1 Gamers and Non-Gamers

   University essay from Lunds universitet/Allmän språkvetenskap

   Author : Alexander Rau; [2019]
   Keywords : SLA; EFL; ESL; lexical diversity; oral proficiency; utterance length; VocD; vocabulary; extramural activities; video games; MMORPG; second language acquisition; Languages and Literatures;

   Abstract : Today, English is the most studied second language, being used in academia, international relations, social forums and mainstream entertainment, resulting in English becoming a common topic of research in the study of second language acquisition. One particularly interesting form of entertainment is the hobby of online digital gaming as English has become the de facto language used in absence of a shared native language among players. READ MORE

5. 24. Hur djurskyddet skiljer sig mellan odlad och vildfångad fisk vid avlivning : svensk lagstiftning, ASC, MSC & KRAV

   University essay from SLU/Dept. of Animal Environment and Health

   Author : Caroline Axelsson; [2018]
   Keywords : ekologisk; akvakultur; lagstiftning; fiskslakt; välfärd; vildfångad fisk; fiskemetoder; bedövning;

   Abstract : I have investigated what the Swedish legislation for farmed and wild caught fish have in common and what the differences are, also if the private standards ASC, MSC and KRAV have any additional rules that imply animal welfare in the slaughter/killing-process. The results show that there is only one similarity in the Swedish legislation between farmed and wild caught fish in the slaughter/killing-process. READ MORE

6. 25. I speak, I lie, I admit

   University essay from Stockholms konstnärliga högskola/Institutionen för dans

   Author : Hokuto Kodama; [2018]
   Keywords : choreography; dance; ballet; performance; Foucault; subjectivity; identity; performativity; Butler; Derrida; Barthes; koreografi; dans;

   Abstract : This essay accompanies Hokuto Kodama’s choreographic work Untitled (I speak, I lie, I admit), following its creation process. Through investigating the process of subjectivation of dancers using the theory of Michel Foucault, the essay questions the conventional tendency to ignore the relationship between linguistic activity and choreographed dance. READ MORE