Essays about: "Briticism"

Found 1 essay containing the word Briticism.

  1. 1. Investigating British and American English : Dictionary research and corpus investigation

    University essay from Engelska institutionen

    Author : Malcolm Golmann; [2009]
    Keywords : Americanism; Briticism; dictionary dating; corpus investigation; corpus evidence; lexical borrowing; lexical classification; lexical items; etymology; word formation.;

    Abstract : The aim of this Magister Degree Project has been to investigate if can corpora be used to investigate patterns of lexical distribution and/or borrowing from one variety to another. Another aim has been to investigate how well classification of lexical items as either “British” or “American” supported by evidence from corpora of English. READ MORE