Essays about: "Idioms"

Showing result 1 - 5 of 41 essays containing the word Idioms.

  1. 1. Reading between the lines : A quantitative study of Swedish upper secondary students’ idiom familiarity in English

    University essay from Mälardalens universitet/Akademin för utbildning, kultur och kommunikation

    Author : Viktoria Rösler; [2023]
    Keywords : idiom; familiarity; comprehension; Sweden; Upper secondary school; EnglisH;

    Abstract : This study investigates Swedish upper secondary students’ familiarity with English idioms, and whether or not there are differences depending on what level of proficiency the students are at. The participating students took an idiom familiarity test adapted from Nippold & Rudzinski (1993) which aimed at measuring students’ familiarity with a number of English idioms. READ MORE

  3. 2. Salkinson’s Pursuit of Bringing the New Testament into the Treasure Houseof Hebrew Literature : The controversy surrounding a Haskalah Hebrew translation of the New Testament

    University essay from Uppsala universitet/Semitiska språk: Arabiska, Arameiska/Syriska, Etiopiska, Hebreiska

    Author : Herta Maria Dixon; [2023]
    Keywords : Haskalah Hebrew; NT translations; Meliṣah; Jewish;

    Abstract : This study deals with the surprising commissioning of a new translation into Hebrew of the New Testament only months after the prestigious translation by the celebrated German Hebraist Prof. Franz Delitzsch had been published, in 1877. READ MORE

  4. 3. Translation strategies for figurative language in non-fiction : Translating metaphors, idioms, and phrasal verbs from English to Swedish

    University essay from Linnéuniversitetet/Institutionen för språk (SPR)

    Author : Vicky Taylor; [2022]
    Keywords : figurative language; translation; conceptual metaphors; idioms; phrasal verbs; translation strategies; literal translation; transference; meaning translation; omission; addition; Swedish; English;

    Abstract : This thesis examines translation strategies for translating figurative language with a focus on metaphors, idioms, and phrasal verbs. Translators often state that figurative language presents challenges in the translation process. This is mainly because the translator must consider the language’s pragmatic, cognitive, and aesthetic functions. READ MORE

  5. 4. The effects of intrinsic and extrinsic factors on students’ comprehension of idiomatic expressions in English as a second language

    University essay from Högskolan i Halmstad/Akademin för lärande, humaniora och samhälle

    Author : Fridur Rún Dungal; [2021]
    Keywords : Age; Context; Extra-curricular activity; Frequency; Idiom comprehension; SLA; Transparency;

    Abstract : In the present investigation, 99 compulsory school students in Sweden were asked to define nine English idioms chosen for their variation in inherent transparency and frequency. The participants were divided into two groups, where Group 2 was provided with context of varying degrees of support, while Group 1 was not. READ MORE

  6. 5. Idioms in the Classroom : A qualitative study of teaching English idiomatic expressions in Swedish schools

    University essay from Högskolan i Halmstad/Akademin för lärande, humaniora och samhälle

    Author : Ana Popovic; [2020]
    Keywords : idioms; idiomatic expressions; figurative language; pedagogy;

    Abstract : According to research, “out of the different types of nonliteral expressions, idioms are the most frequently encountered in discourse. Without a knowledge of idiomatic expressions a nonnative speaker can never fully understand an English movie, sitcom or even the news” (Burke, 1998: 149). READ MORE