Essays about: "LINGUISTIC"

Showing result 1 - 5 of 876 essays containing the word LINGUISTIC.

  1. 1. Prevalent Discord. Exploring and estimating the prevalence of the type of user disagreement on news media Facebook posts discussing the Colombian peace process (2020-2022)

    University essay from Lunds universitet/Graduate School

    Author : Luis Felipe Villota Macias; [2024]
    Keywords : Agonistic peace; antagonism; big data analytics; binary logistic regression; computational content analysis; Colombia; Colombian peace process; discord; Facebook; machine learning; peace process; public opinion and sentiment; social media; Law and Political Science; Social Sciences;

    Abstract : This thesis is dedicated to exploring and understanding public reactions within negotiated peace settlements based on social media data. Concretely, to modeling public opinion and sentiment within the context of the Colombian peace process using a curated dataset of N= ~1. READ MORE

  3. 2. A group of Swedish speakers’ performance on Swedish adaptations of the Bedside WAB-Rand CLQT : The performance of cognitively and linguistically nonimpaired adults on measures of language and cognition and its relationship to verbal fluency

    University essay from Uppsala universitet/Logopedi

    Author : Sam Skogström; [2024]
    Keywords : CLQT; bedside WAB-R; aphasia; cognition; verbal fluency tests; CLQT; bedside WAB-R; afasi; kognition; ordflödestest;

    Abstract : There are currently no Swedish norms for the bedside version of the Western Aphasia Battery (B-WAB-R) and the Cognitive Linguistic Quick Test (CLQT). It is unknown whether age, gender, and education influence performance in a Swedish context. READ MORE

  4. 3. The “Magic Gathering” of Comprehension Devices : A diachronic systemic functional linguistics analysis of MTG game card texts

    University essay from Stockholms universitet/Engelska institutionen

    Author : Isabella Schiller; [2024]
    Keywords : Systemic Functional Linguistics; Magic: The Gathering; keywords; card text; action; process; mood; transitivity; comprehension;

    Abstract : This study investigates the diachronic shift of revised card texts in the tabletop collectible card game ‘Magic: The Gathering’.  The lexicogrammatical patterns found are compared to theories on comprehension and learning, and to the development of the game. READ MORE

  5. 4. Could this phrase be more constructional? : A Construction Grammar approach to the COULD X BE MORE Y phrase from the television show Friends

    University essay from Stockholms universitet/Engelska institutionen

    Author : Linn Nordlander; [2024]
    Keywords : construction grammar; information structure; CXBMY; SAI; constructions; rhetorical questions; parody;

    Abstract : This thesis investigates the COULD X BE MORE Y phrase (CXBMY), well-known from the television show Friends, to argue for its qualification as a construction. By analyzing the phrase’s formal and functional features, as well as its frequency in the COCA corpus, this thesis compares the findings to the definition of constructions by Goldberg (2006, p. READ MORE

  6. 5. “That’s What She Said” : A Linguistic Analysis of Language and Gender Differences in the TV Show The Office

    University essay from Jönköping University/Högskolan för lärande och kommunikation

    Author : Louise Åkerblom Svensson; [2024]
    Keywords : The Office; Gender; Language; Linguistic features; Stereotypes;

    Abstract : Concepts such as “women’s language” and “men’s language” suggest differences between how men and women speak, often concerning stereotypes. However, some research within the field of linguistics presents evidence showing little or no difference. READ MORE