Essays about: "British spelling"

Showing result 1 - 5 of 8 essays containing the words British spelling.

1. 1. Different ‘colo(u)rs’ of the English language : A corpus-based study on Swedes’ choices in spelling, vocabulary and grammar

   University essay from Linnéuniversitetet/Institutionen för språk (SPR)

   Author : Therese Larsson; [2015]
   Keywords : American and British English; corpora; English as a foreign language; lexical variation; linguistics; non-finite complementation; spelling;

   Abstract : The aim of this study is to discover if Swedish writers use American or British spelling, vocabulary and grammar when writing a text in English. The focus is on differences in spelling categories, lexical variation between the two varieties as well as differences in the usage of non-finite complementation. READ MORE

3. 2. British or American English? : An investigation of awareness of the differences in British and American vocabulary and spelling

   University essay from Sektionen för lärarutbildning (LUT)

   Author : Christian Lindell; [2014]
   Keywords : Awareness; Vocabulary; Spelling;

   Abstract : English has, for some time, been one of the core subjects in the Swedish Educational Establishment and the English teaching has successfully enhanced Swedish students’ knowledge and competence of the language. The differences between American and British English are rarely a subject for consideration though, and the aim in this essay is to investigate what abilities, if any, Swedish students possess in order to distinguish between American and British English spelling and vocabulary. READ MORE

4. 3. To Knock the Eye Out of a Friend : Assessment of an Orthographic Reform Upon the English Language

   University essay from Högskolan i Halmstad/Sektionen för humaniora (HUM)

   Author : Matilda Andersson; [2014]
   Keywords : to knock the eye out of a friend; English orthography; linguistics; spelling reform; discourse analysis; sociolinguistics;

   Abstract : This essay is a theoretical qualitative study, which examines the possibility for a spelling reform into English. The history of orthographical changes into British English, as well as Brown’s categorisation of spelling reforms, is reviewed. Four spelling reform proposals are analysed and compared. READ MORE

5. 4. Performing Poetry - A Linguistic Study of Benjamin Zephaniah’s "Propa Propaganda"

   University essay from Göteborgs universitet/Institutionen för språk och litteraturer

   Author : Birgitta Danielsson; [2013-03-06]
   Keywords : Non-standard language use; Benjamin Zephaniah; Jamaican influence; language and identity; ; artistic language use;

   Abstract : The aim of this study is to examine the extent and type of non-standard language use in Benjamin Zephaniah’s poetry collection Propa Propaganda. It also investigates variables such as identity, situation and style by comparing the poet’s artistic language use with his speech in other contexts such as a debate and a speech. READ MORE

6. 5. Swedish upper secondary school teachers and their attitudes towards AmE, BrE, and Mid-Atlantic English.

   University essay from Avdelningen för humaniora

   Author : Heidi Ainasoja; [2010]
   Keywords : Upper secondary school; American English; AmE; British English; BrE; Mid-Atlantic English; MAE; attitudes; consistency; English as an International Language; EIL; English language teaching; ELT;

   Abstract : The aim of this essay is to investigate what English teachers’ attitudes are towards British English, American English and Mid-Atlantic English. What variety of English do teachers use in Swedish upper secondary schools today and what are their reasons for using that variety? Do upper secondary school teachers think it is important to expose students to several varieties of English and do they teach differences (e. READ MORE