Essays about: "Cross-linguistic comparison"

Showing result 1 - 5 of 6 essays containing the words Cross-linguistic comparison.

1. 1. The cross-linguistic influence on L2 learners' ability to use morphosyntactic cues predictively. : A psycholinguistic study on German grammatical gender acquisition by Greek native speakers.

   University essay from Stockholms universitet/Centrum för tvåspråkighetsforskning

   Author : Mavra Mylona; [2023]
   Keywords : Grammatical gender; Prediction; Second Language Acquisition; Gender Assignment; Picture Selection;

   Abstract : German and Greek are both Indo-European languages that realize grammatical gender and indeed they have similar grammatical gender systems, they both realize three genders (masculine, feminine, neuter). They pose some similarities concerning gender agreement as well. However, the lexical gender between these two languages differs a lot. READ MORE

3. 2. The language of vision in four Aslian speech communities : an introductory investigation of basic vision verbs

   University essay from Lunds universitet/Avdelningen för lingvistik och kognitiv semiotik; Lunds universitet/Allmän språkvetenskap

   Author : Sonja Holmer; [2021]
   Keywords : language of vision; hierarchy of the senses; sensory linguistics; universal perception; language of perception; Aslian languages; Jahai; Ceq Wong; Semelai; Semaq Beri; Languages and Literatures;

   Abstract : Vision is often considered to top the hierarchy of the senses, reflected for example in the high relative frequency of vision verbs, in comparison to other perception verbs. Results from some previous studies, however, have shown that there is greater cross-linguistic variation concerning perception language than previously thought, emphasising other sense modalities than vision. READ MORE

4. 3. Thinking things in German versus Swedish

   University essay from Lunds universitet/Masterprogram: Språk och språkvetenskap; Lunds universitet/Allmän språkvetenskap

   Author : Yannick Frommherz; [2019]
   Keywords : Thinking; Verbs of thinking; Semantic specificity; Cross-linguistic comparison; German; Swedish; Contextualised choice task; Languages and Literatures;

   Abstract : Against the backdrop of universality proposals claiming that all the world’s languages share the way they conceptualise and express THINKING, this study investigates verbs of thinking in German and Swedish in a comparative perspective. In particular, it examines semantic specificity in verbs of thinking (the restricted availability of only one specific verb in a certain context), and the potential effect of two constraints (intersubjective verifiability and subjectivity). READ MORE

5. 4. Selected topics in the grammar of Français Tirailleur : A corpus study

   University essay from Stockholms universitet/Avdelningen för allmän språkvetenskap

   Author : Anton Harry Norden; [2017]
   Keywords : Français Tirailleur; pidgin; contact language; noun phrase; même chose; circumlocution; Français Tirailleur; pidgin; kontaktspråk; nominalfras; même chose; cirkumlokution;

   Abstract : This corpus-based study describes some grammatical and lexical features of Français Tirailleur (FT), a pidgin spoken in the French colonial army from the mid-1800’s to the 1950’s. By examining the largest corpus available of the language, this study aims to (1) discern hitherto undescribed or strengthen previous claims about grammatical and lexical features of FT, (2) compare these features with its lexifier language and (3) identify changes over time. READ MORE

6. 5. Motion-emotion metaphors in Estonian: A cross-linguistic comparison with Finnish, English and Swedish

   University essay from Lunds universitet/Kognitiv semiotik; Lunds universitet/Masterprogram: Språk och språkvetenskap

   Author : Liina Paju; [2016]
   Keywords : Conceptual metaphor; discourse metaphor; emotion; genealogy; integral linguistics; motion; non-actual motion; synthesis; Languages and Literatures;

   Abstract : The present thesis investigates motion-emotion metaphors in Estonian and compares them cross-linguistically with Finnish, English and Swedish. Motion-emotion metaphors (e.g. READ MORE