Essays about: "Adjektiv"

Showing result 1 - 5 of 21 essays containing the word Adjektiv.

  1. 1. 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

  3. 2. The encoding of bad and evil : A cross-linguistic study using a parallel Bible corpus

    University essay from Stockholms universitet/Institutionen för lingvistik

    Author : Nina Knobloch; [2021]
    Keywords : bad; evil; negative adjectives; lexical typology; semantic maps; negation; broad evil; narrow evil; dålig; ond; negativa adjektiv; lexikal typologi; semantiska kartor; negation; broad evil; narrow evil;

    Abstract : This study investigates the cross-linguistic encoding of bad and evil expressions. Using parallel data from the Bible corpus consisting of translations of the New Testament into 30 languages, probabilistic semantic maps have been created using Multi-Dimensional scaling. READ MORE

  4. 3. “Beautiful Power Shield!” vs. “Explosive Superman Punch!” : A Comparative Analysis of Promotional Metadiscursive Language in eSports and Mixed Martial Arts Sports Commentaries

    University essay from Karlstads universitet/Institutionen för språk, litteratur och interkultur (from 2013)

    Author : Anton Gustin; [2020]
    Keywords : metadiscourse; eSports; mixed martial arts; sports; promotional language; commentary; metaphors; evaluative adjectives; metadiskurs; eSport; mixed martial arts; promotionsbefrämjande språk; kommentarer; metaforer; evaluerande adjektiv;

    Abstract : Sports commentary is an essential part of live broadcasted sports as well as eSports and is a task that requires that the caster be verbally proficient and can maintain a high tempo when speaking, especially in more fast-paced sports. This study aims to analyze this promotional language sportscasters use by approaching it from the linguistic phenomenon of metadiscourse. READ MORE

  5. 4. Personal characteristics in job ads : Strategic communication in urban and rural municipalities

    University essay from Karlstads universitet/Institutionen för geografi, medier och kommunikation (from 2013)

    Author : Aleksander Teigen; [2019]
    Keywords : Job classifieds; urban rural municipalities; strategic communication; big five theory; chi-square; Platsannonser; storstad landsbygd; strategisk kommunikation; femfaktorteorin; chi2;

    Abstract : Platsannonser är medveten kommunikation från arbetsgivare med avsikten att framförallt locka nya medarbetare, men fungerar även som marknadsföring av den rekryterande organisationen. I platsannonser är efterfrågan på personliga egenskaper hos den som ska anställas ett vanligt förekommande fenomen. READ MORE

  6. 5. All is well : An analysis of positivity through adjectives in two contemporary New Age self-help books

    University essay from Mälardalens högskola/Akademin för utbildning, kultur och kommunikation

    Author : Sonja Diar Fares; [2018]
    Keywords : adjectives; connotation; denotation; semantic prosody; associative meaning; self-help; New Age language; positivity; positive psychology; Abraham Hicks; Eckart Tolle; Adjektiv; semantik; konnotation; denotation; New Age språk; själv-hjälp; personlig utveckling; positiv psykologi;

    Abstract : Self-help counselling is an important industry that not only influences its immediate users’ behavior but also society and social behaviors more generally. Since New Ageis a main branch of self-help, and since positivity is a dominant concept in (New Age) self-help discourse, it is worth analyzing how positivity might be achieved in terms of language use. READ MORE