Essays about: "Lånord"

Found 5 essays containing the word Lånord.

  1. 1. English profanities in Nordic-language tweets : A comparative quantitative study

    University essay from Linnéuniversitetet/Institutionen för språk (SPR)

    Author : Johannes Widegren; [2022]
    Keywords : Profanity; swearing; swear words; bad language; pragmatic borrowing; loanwords; contact linguistics; Nordic languages; Twitter; geo-tagging; Nordic Tweet Stream; adaptation; Fula ord; svärord; pragmatiska lån; lånord; kontaktlingvistik; nordiska språk; Twitter; geo-taggar; Nordic Tweet Stream; anpassning;

    Abstract : English profanities (i.e. potentially offensive words, including swear words) have been in use for decades in the Nordic languages – Icelandic, Norwegian, Danish, Swedish and Finnish – and offer a multitude of opportunities for linguistic expression, along with the domestic, heritage profanities in each language. READ MORE

  3. 2. Selected topics in the grammar and lexicon of Matal

    University essay from Stockholms universitet/Institutionen för lingvistik

    Author : Allahverdi Verdizade; [2018]
    Keywords : Matal; Chadic languages; verbal morphology; Afroasiatic languages; Cameroon; parallel text; under-documented langauges; Matal; tchadspråk; verbmorfologi; afroasiatiska språk; Kamerun; parallelltext; underdocumenterade språk;

    Abstract : This thesis describes basic grammatical features and lexicon of Matal, a Chadic language spoken by around 18 000 people in northern Cameroon. A translation of the New Testament is used as a parallel text for the purposes of this study. The identified language structures are compared with other Chadic languages. READ MORE

  4. 3. Returning Loanwords : Translation of Western Loanwords in Japanese to English

    University essay from Stockholms universitet/Tolk- och översättarinstitutet

    Author : Victor Damberg; [2015]
    Keywords : Translation; loanwords; gairaigo; Japanese to English; returning; local strategy; Översättning; lånord; gairaigo; japanska; engelska; återlämning; lokala strategier;

    Abstract : Although the similarities between the English language and the Japanese language are few, the two have influenced each other profoundly in the last century. The category of words called gairaigo in the Japanese language mostly consist of loanwords from Western languages – in particular English. READ MORE

  5. 4. The Albanian Linguistic Journey from Ancient Illyricum to EU : Lexical Borrowings

    University essay from Institutionen för kultur och kommunikation

    Author : Ariola Kulla; [2010]
    Keywords : Linguistics; Lexical Borrowings; Loanword; Illyricum; Albanian; Direct loan; Lingvistik; Lexikala lån; Lånord; Illyricum; Albanska; Direktlån;

    Abstract : Where does a language come from? Every language has its own history and during the course of that history, it might change, evolve or even die. Why do languages borrow from each other? Borrowing seems to be true for every language that has contact with another, even for major cultural languages such as Greek. Every case though is unique in itself. READ MORE

  6. 5. Swedish Blogs and English Borrowings : An Investigation

    University essay from Engelska institutionen

    Author : My Westergren; [2009]
    Keywords : borrowings; loans; blogging; English; Swedish; lånord; bloggar; Engelska; Svenska;

    Abstract : This paper investigates the role of Swedish blogs as a channel for introduction and establishment of English loans. The direct loans, covering both single-word loans and phrasal loans, were collected from nine blogs at three points in time: 2000, 2004 and 2008. READ MORE