Essays about: "word frequencies"

Showing result 1 - 5 of 29 essays containing the words word frequencies.

  1. 1. The language of risk: A quantitative study on the effects of presentation format in risk communication

    University essay from Handelshögskolan i Stockholm/Institutionen för marknadsföring och strategi

    Author : Andreas Lidin; Daniel Mira; [2024]
    Keywords : Risk Communication; Numeracy; Presentation Format; Natural Frequencies;

    Abstract : Consumers are faced with everyday decisions requiring understanding and interpretation of risks and probabilities. One area where the importance of good risk communication is particularly salient is in modern healthcare where shared medical decision making is a central feature. READ MORE

  3. 2. A quantitative study of Swedish high school L2 learners' receptive knowledge of English lexical collocations

    University essay from Lunds universitet/Engelska

    Author : Louise Frifelt; [2024]
    Keywords : Collocations; Multi-word units; Formulaic language; Second language acquisition; Languages and Literatures;

    Abstract : This paper investigates receptive knowledge of English lexical collocations among Swedish high school students. The study tests the claim that L2 (second language) learners of English have a low level of collocational competence and tend to recognise high-frequent collocations more than low-frequent since the former have been encountered more. READ MORE

  4. 3. Word Frequencies and Vocabulary Threshold Levels in EFL Textbooks. A Corpus Study

    University essay from Göteborgs universitet / Lärarutbildningsnämnden

    Author : Samantha Read; [2023-06-19]
    Keywords : Vocabulary; corpus; coursebooks; upper secondary; word frequencies; threshold levels;

    Abstract : A significant number of studies have identified inadequate vocabulary exposure in EFL coursebooks as a problem. However, few studies have been carried out in the Swedish context. READ MORE

  5. 4. Identifying Linguistic Variants in Middle Low German : Using tools from Data Science and Natural Language Processing to automate the analysis of Middle Low German texts

    University essay from Uppsala universitet/Institutionen för informationsteknologi

    Author : Lovisa Eriksson; William Brenham Hooper; [2023]
    Keywords : ;

    Abstract : During the 15th century, the printing press was introduced to Germany, and Europe as a whole. It has long been believed that standardization of the written language came as a direct consequence of this invention, but the studies supporting this theory are small in scale. READ MORE

  6. 5. Adjectives expressing sadness in Swedish and English : A contrastive lexical analysis

    University essay from Stockholms universitet/Institutionen för lingvistik

    Author : Sandra Magni; [2023]
    Keywords : sadness; lexical typology; predicative; attributive; experiencer; stimulus; edsenhet; lexikal typologi; predikativ; attributiv; upplevare; stimulus;

    Abstract : This study examines how Swedish and English adjectives relating to the semantic domain of SADNESS are used and what some of their semantic and syntactic characteristics are. The primary objectives of this study are to determine whether the adjectives in question are used more often attributively or predicatively, whether they are used more frequently along with the semantic role of stimulus or experiencer and whether there are any syntactic, semantic or lexical disparities in how Swedish and English encode the domain of SADNESS. READ MORE