Essays about: "Arabic linguistics."

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  1. 1. WHO’S AFRAID OF COMPLEXITY? An Exploration of the Influence of Native Language Complexity on L2 Complexity

    University essay from Göteborgs universitet / Institutionen för filosofi, lingvistik och vetenskapsteori

    Author : Nadina Mariana Suditu; [2023-06-19]
    Keywords : complexity; SLA; TTR; entropy; kolmogorov; linear regression;

    Abstract : The matter of linguistic complexity has been widely scrutinised in the last few decades, within theoretical linguistics, as well as in second language acquisition studies. A concept introduced in the last half of the previous century, it continues to be a matter of debate in the linguistic field, as it eludes a clear-cut definition and interpretation. READ MORE

  3. 2. Intercultural communication between Arabic speakers in Sweden as a microculture and the Swedish health care system as a macroculture in the context of healthcare

    University essay from Göteborgs universitet/Institutionen för språk och litteraturer

    Author : Hiba Al Abdallah; [2021-02-03]
    Keywords : arabiska; SIK; intercultural communication; healthcare; Arabic; organizational culture; macroculture; microculture; Cultural Gap; Delivering Health Care;

    Abstract : This study aims to investigate the communication between Arabic speakers in Sweden as a microculture and the Swedish health care system as a macroculture in the context of healthcare. The study has both a qualitative and a socio-cultural perspective. READ MORE

  4. 3. Homograph Disambiguation and Diacritization for Arabic Text-to-Speech Using Neural Networks

    University essay from Uppsala universitet/Institutionen för lingvistik och filologi

    Author : Harm Lameris; [2021]
    Keywords : Computational Linguistics; Language Technology; Diacritization; Neural Networks; Deep Learning; Arabic; Natural Language Processing; NLP; Text-to-Speech; TTS; Homograph Disambiguation;

    Abstract : Pre-processing Arabic text for Text-to-Speech (TTS) systems poses major challenges, as Arabic omits short vowels in writing. This omission leads to a large number of homographs, and means that Arabic text needs to be diacritized to disambiguate these homographs, in order to be matched up with the intended pronunciation. READ MORE

  5. 4. Applying Cognitive Linguistics: Preposition Acquisition in an ESL Context with Arabic Learners

    University essay from Umeå universitet/Institutionen för språkstudier

    Author : Louie Al Emam; [2019]
    Keywords : : ESL; SLA; prepositions; cognitive linguistics; Arabic-speaking students; traditional approaches; spatial relations.;

    Abstract : Teaching prepositions in the context of English as a foreign language (ESL) can be particularly challenging. The present research explored the ability of Arabic-speaking students to understand and use prepositions and examined the efficacy of using cognitive linguistics to train them on the for and to prepositions. READ MORE

  6. 5. Conditional Constructions in Damascus Arabic : Form and meaning

    University essay from Uppsala universitet/Institutionen för lingvistik och filologi

    Author : Jenni Jalonen; [2017]
    Keywords : linguistics; semitic languages; Arabic; dialect; dialectology; Damascus; Damascus Arabic; conditionals; conditional constructions; lingvistik; semitiska språk; arabiska; konditionalsatser; dialektologi; dialekt; damaskus; damaskusarabiska;

    Abstract : This paper treats the relationship between form and meaning in conditional constructions in Damascus Arabic (DA). More specifically, it treats two, main formal categories of DA conditional constructions: the conditional marker and the verb morphology and, further, how these are related to various degrees of conditional hypotheticality. READ MORE