Essays about: "Collocation patterns"

Found 4 essays containing the words Collocation patterns.

1. 1. Male-biased language: a diachronic corpus study of neutralization strategy in gender-based linguistic reforms

   University essay from Stockholms universitet/Engelska institutionen

   Author : Evelina Eriksson; [2023]
   Keywords : Corpus linguistics; generic pronouns; neutralization; linguistic reforms; epicene; gender-neutral language;

   Abstract : This paper focuses on the use of English epicene pronouns in discourse which most individuals are exposed to on an everyday basis. Gender-based linguistic reforms have been implemented since the beginning of the 1970s, to achieve a more non-sexist language. READ MORE

3. 2. A Beautiful Wife Makes a Happy Husband : A CADS-based study on collocates to ‘husband’ and ‘wife’ throughout times in both movies and contemporary culture

   University essay from Linnéuniversitetet/Institutionen för språk (SPR)

   Author : Anna Strandberg; [2021]
   Keywords : Collocates; Corpus; Husband; Wife; The Movie Corpus; The Corpus of Historical American English; CADS; kollokationer; korpuslingvistik; make; maka; the Movie Corpus; The Corpus of Historical American English; CADS;

   Abstract : This thesis aims to investigate the differences between what collocations are used for ‘husband’ and ‘wife’ in films and contemporary culture. The comparison spans through different decades and the decades will also be compared and analysed. READ MORE

4. 3. Language change and collocations : A study of collocation patterns and semantic prosody during the Covid-19 pandemic

   University essay from Umeå universitet/Institutionen för språkstudier

   Author : Ozelot Oderfält; [2021]
   Keywords : Language change; Collocation patterns; Semantic prosody; Coronavirus; Corpus.;

   Abstract : This essay is a corpus-based and quantitative study on language change that has occurred during global events, such as the Covid-19 pandemic. Global events especially affect the English language since it is a global language. READ MORE

5. 4. Plant-plant communication - possible mechanisms and benefits

   University essay from SLU/Dept. of Ecology

   Author : Maria Hedsén; [2019]
   Keywords : plant-plant communication; plant interactions by VOC; plant interactions by sound; photomorphogenesis; thigomorphogenesis; bioacoustics;

   Abstract : Plants interact with their environment in many ways. They can emit and receive volatile organic compounds (VOC) and sound. They can reflect specific wavelengths of light and detect these light signals, reflected by other plants. They can also feel when they are touched and distinguish different types of touch. READ MORE