Essays about: "Construction Grammar"

Showing result 6 - 10 of 18 essays containing the words Construction Grammar.

  1. 6. ‘WE ARE AT WAR!" : THE ROLE OF EMMANUEL MACRON’S SPEECHES IN BUILDING A MEANING FOR “COVID-19”

    University essay from Umeå universitet/Umeå centrum för genusstudier (UCGS)

    Author : Lison Barrié; [2021]
    Keywords : COVID-19; Discourse; Gender; Nation; War;

    Abstract : Through discourse analysis, this thesis explores the way in which speeches delivered by the French President, Emmanuel Macron, during the health crisis of COVID-19 are creating a meaning for the floating signifier “COVID-19”. The methodological approach highlights how the discourse used is intrinsically gendered, both grammatically and conceptually, during the construction of meaning. READ MORE

  3. 7. The But at least construction : A corpus-based study

    University essay from Stockholms universitet/Engelska institutionen

    Author : Siri Hansson; [2020]
    Keywords : Construction grammar; constructions; constraints; usage-based; but at least;

    Abstract : The purpose of this research paper was to explore if the adverbial phrase but at least (BAL) is a construction and if any constraints could be identified. To be able to determine a classification, the research focused on finding syntactic and semantic patterns, investigating the definition of constructions as being non-predictable and usage-based. READ MORE

  4. 8. Discursive (dis)orders of Disability Research : A Critical Discourse Analysis of ’participation in research’ in Swedish Disability Research articles and overviews

    University essay from Högskolan i Halmstad

    Author : Maria Larsdotter; [2018]
    Keywords : disability research; participants; participatory; Sweden; critical discourse analysis; ideational grammar; Funktionshinderforskning; deltagare; deltagarbaserad forskning; Sverige; kritisk diskursanalys; ideationell grammatik;

    Abstract : In this thesis my aim is to analyse and discuss discourses of Swedish disability research, with focus on participation in research by disabled people. My research question is based on an observation that research overviews and evaluations repeatedly argue for the importance of participation of disabled people. READ MORE

  5. 9. "I can tell a story that my dads friend tell me" : A corpus- and interview-based study on grammar education, with focus on verb forms.

    University essay from Uppsala universitet/Institutionen för pedagogik, didaktik och utbildningsstudier

    Author : Mikaela Lorenzi; Sofia Bergström; [2015]
    Keywords : Second Language Acquisition; Verb forms; Grammar; Teaching method; Attitude; Swedish; English;

    Abstract : This study consists of two methods: textual analysis and interviews, which are based on text from The Uppsala Learner English Corpus (ULEC), and teachers as interview objects. The textual analysis investigates errors made by students in year seven and year nine, regarding the construction of different verb forms in written English essays. READ MORE

  6. 10. Hard Muscle, Slim Body : A Systemic Functional Analysis of the Covers of Men’s and Women’s Fitness Magazines

    University essay from Stockholms universitet/Engelska institutionen

    Author : Pernilla Jansson; [2014]
    Keywords : multimodality; magazine covers; systemic functional linguistics; visual grammar; social semiotics; health and fitness;

    Abstract : Magazine covers are multimodal texts designed to draw the attention of potential readers. Health and fitness magazines, in particular, make up a large portion of the publishing industry, and previous research has pointed to their influence on readers’ perceptions of health and fitness. READ MORE