Essays about: "word-formation"
Showing result 1 - 5 of 20 essays containing the word word-formation.
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1. Compounds with verbal constituents in Turkish
University essay from Uppsala universitet/Institutionen för lingvistik och filologiAbstract : Compounding, one of the word-formation processes, has been under the focus of many researchers. However, as Bisetto and Scalise (2005) claim, some compound types are neglected. In Turkish, compounds with verbal constituents are one of these neglected types. READ MORE
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2. An Account of Lucumí : An Investigation into the Yoruboid Origin of Lucumí
University essay from Uppsala universitet/Institutionen för lingvistik och filologiAbstract : In the following thesis, an analysis of the fundamental aspects of Lucumí phonology and word-formation will be presented with the aim of determining the extent to which this liturgical language is related to Standard Yoruba. Additionally, this thesis will provide an overview of selected socio-cultural and historical factors pertaining to the environment in which Lucumí developed. READ MORE
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3. LIFE IN ISOLATION - A Corpus-Based Study of the Use of the Word Element Iso during the Covid-19 Pandemic
University essay from Göteborgs universitet/Institutionen för språk och litteraturerAbstract : The aim of the present study is to investigate frequencies and semantic usages of the word element iso in a corpus of newspapers and magazines related to COVID-19, the so called the Coronavirus Corpus. The coronavirus pandemic has led to many new words and expressions and it is thus of interest to examine how often such neologisms are used, as well as what they might communicate semantically. READ MORE
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4. English Word Formation Processes: The use of affixations and implications for second language learning : A Case Study of Swedish Secondary Schools Grades 7-9
University essay from Högskolan i Gävle/Avdelningen för humanioraAbstract : This work explains the types of affixation errors second language learners make when learning English word formation processes, especially derivational and inflectional affixations. The data for the study were collected as primary sources from two secondary schools in Sweden. READ MORE
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5. Word Segmentation for Classification of Text
University essay from Uppsala universitet/Institutionen för informationsteknologiAbstract : Compounding is a highly productive word-formation process in some languages that is often problematic for natural language processing applications. Word segmentation is the problem of splitting a string of written language into its component words. READ MORE
