Essays about: "COCA"

Showing result 16 - 20 of 53 essays containing the word COCA.

1. 16. Acquiring low-frequency English vocabulary by contextual guessing amongst Swedish learners of English playing The Infectious Madness of Doctor Dekker

   University essay from Linnéuniversitetet/Institutionen för språk (SPR)

   Author : Joakim Johansson; [2019]
   Keywords : Digital games; education; game-based learning; language learning; vocabulary learning;

   Abstract : Video and computer game users are frequently stated as possessing a higher proficiency in English. In this study, 3 Swedish upper secondary school students from different programs played The Infectious Madness of Doctor Dekker, a lovecraftian murder mystery game. READ MORE

3. 17. Thin Capitalization in the OECD, the EU and Sweden: policy responses, evaluation and alternatives.

   University essay from Lunds universitet/Juridiska institutionen; Lunds universitet/Juridiska fakulteten

   Author : Sotirios Apostolou; [2018]
   Keywords : Tax law; OECD; BEPS; BEPS Action 4; EU; ATAD; Thin Capitalization; debt bias; tax planning; tax shield; interest deduction; interest deduction limitation; interest deduction limitation rule; EBITDA; CBIT; ACE; ACC; COCA; AGI; Law and Political Science;

   Abstract : The issue of thin capitalization has risen in importance in recent years, to the point that it warranted international action. That action came in the form of Action 4 of the OECD BEPS Project, of Article 4 of the EU ATAD and of the new interest deduction limitation rules in the national Swedish legislation. READ MORE

4. 18. A corpus-based study of Amplifiers in American English A study of the differences between amplifiers most frequently used in the different registers in the Corpus of Contemporary American English

   University essay from Göteborgs universitet/Institutionen för språk och litteraturer

   Author : Arwa Alshaar; [2017-10-19]
   Keywords : Corpus linguistics; adverbs; amplifiers; boosters;

   Abstract : Abstract: This study aims at exploring the most frequently used amplifiers in American English by using the Corpus of Contemporary American English (COCA). The focus is to investigate amplifiers with regard to two contextual factors known to affect the use of amplifiers: amplifier type (both maximizers and boosters) and amplifiers used to intensify adjectives as it has been shown by several studies that most amplifiers are used with adjectival heads. READ MORE

5. 19. Grammatical Effects of Affect A contrastive corpus analysis of the use and meaning of infant and baby

   University essay from Göteborgs universitet/Institutionen för språk och litteraturer

   Author : Carl-Anders Karlsson; [2017-10-12]
   Keywords : Affective meaning; expressive meaning; semantics; Cognitive grammar;

   Abstract : This thesis aims at (1) outlining a basic understanding of how affective, or expressive, meaning can be understood relative to linguistic meaning and language at large, and (2) analysing how affective meaning may relate to epistemological status and reference type in actual language use. The thesis' theoretical framework is largely situated within the paradigm of cognitive linguistics, and in particular drawing from the work of Langacker (2008). READ MORE

6. 20. Hidden Power: Content Marketing as a part of global business strategies of Westen companies in the Russian environment

   University essay from Linnéuniversitetet/Institutionen för marknadsföring (MF)

   Author : Rustam Khudododov; Alexandra Kim; [2017]
   Keywords : Content marketing strategy; content marketing; content marketing steps; content marketing pyramid; consumer orientation; consumer features; consumer behavioural model; Western companies; Russian environment.;

   Abstract : International companies face many challenges when operating in foreign country markets, as a new environment could be absolutely opposite to the one of the home market, which the companies are used to. One of the biggest issues for a company in the foreign market is to understand how to market its product and make it more appealing to the audience. READ MORE