Essays about: "COCA"

Showing result 11 - 15 of 53 essays containing the word COCA.

1. 11. The Political Economy of Deforestation of the Northwestern Colombian Amazon

   University essay from Stockholms universitet/Institutionen för biologisk grundutbildning (BIG); Stockholms universitet/Stockholm Resilience Centre

   Author : Paula Andrea Sanchez Garcia; [2021]
   Keywords : Amazon; Colombia; power dynamics; political economy; hegemony;

   Abstract : The Amazon has experienced rapid forest loss in the past decades due to the growing colonization, infrastructure development and commercial agriculture expansion. Understanding the underlying social, political and economic drivers of deforestation is key to curb deforestation of the Amazon basin. READ MORE

3. 12. “Ha ha ha. Looks like the case is closed, ha ha ha” A Corpus Study of Imitative Interjections in the English Language

   University essay from Lunds universitet/Engelska

   Author : Sigrid Sundmark; [2020]
   Keywords : interjection; imitative interjection; onomatopoeia; spoken language; sound symbolism; semantics; linguistics; exclamative; comics; oh; hmm; aha.; Languages and Literatures;

   Abstract : The focus of this bachelor’s essay is to investigate non-lexical interjections. In this study, imitative interjection proves to be an appropriate term for interjections such as mm-hmm and wow, with non-lexical properties distinguishing them from hey and yes. READ MORE

4. 13. An Outline of the Semantic Network of the Preposition Up in American English : A Corpus Study

   University essay from Umeå universitet/Institutionen för språkstudier

   Author : Tais Fernandes Mariano; [2019]
   Keywords : Corpus Analysis; Semantic Networks; Preposition Up; American English; Second Language Learning;

   Abstract : In this study an outline is presented of the semantic network of the preposition up in American English in sentences extracted from the Corpus of Contemporary American English (COCA), which was done to determine what the most common uses and meanings of the preposition are, as well as to determine if most of its possible meanings are concrete or abstract. The results show that there is a salient use and also prototypical meaning of up, and that these are major factors that impact the semantic network of the preposition. READ MORE

5. 14. A greener peace: Ensuring environmental sustainability in post-conflict Colombia

   University essay from Lunds universitet/Internationella miljöinstitutet

   Author : Alejandro Valencia; [2019]
   Keywords : Deforestation; substitution of illicit crops; alternative development; environmental justice; glyphosate; Earth and Environmental Sciences;

   Abstract : Despite its small size Colombia hosts 10% of the planet’s biodiversity, in the over 53% of its territory which is covered by different types of tropical and Andean forests. However, decades of war have had devastating effects on the country’s environment, which is threatened with deforestation for the clearing for agriculture areas, mostly for illegal crops; as well as on its population, which has seen forced displacement of an estimated 8. READ MORE

6. 15. Optimisation of Planned Downtime Events

   University essay from KTH/Hållbar produktionsutveckling (ML)

   Author : Nils Sjöqvist; [2019]
   Keywords : ;

   Abstract : This thesis evaluates the product to product changeover process of the line S10 at the Coca-Cola European Partners manufacturing plant in Jordbro, Sweden. The target has been to propose improvements to reduce the total planned downtime by 10%. The total planned downtime in March of 2019 was 4449 minutes. READ MORE