Essays about: "Linguistic Pattern"

Showing result 1 - 5 of 35 essays containing the words Linguistic Pattern.

  1. 1. Trilingual spoken word recognition : Interlingual competition from one or two non-target languages in a sentence context

    University essay from Stockholms universitet/Centrum för tvåspråkighetsforskning

    Author : Yulia Kashevarova; [2023]
    Keywords : trilingual speech processing; cross-linguistic competition; sentence context; BLINCS; BIA ;

    Abstract : Persistent non-target language co-activation in spoken and visual language comprehension has been found both at the word-level and at the level of a sentence, although in the latter case, sentence bias has been observed to modulate the co-activation which can create lexical competition. In the case of trilingual speakers, both non-target languages may potentially compete with the third language (L3). READ MORE

  2. 2. Locative clauses and existential constructions in Khowar

    University essay from Stockholms universitet/Institutionen för lingvistik

    Author : Hilda Appelgren; [2023]
    Keywords : Khowar; locative clauses; existential clauses; non-verbal predication; Hindu Kush;

    Abstract : The current study investigates how locative clauses and existential constructions are realized and differentiated in the language of Khowar [ISO 693–3: khw] (Hindu Kush Indo-Aryan, HKIA). Khowar is one of several under-researched languages in the Hindu Kush, and as of yet there is no comprehensive description of its linguistic structure. READ MORE

  3. 3. What essentially might be almost certain about climate change : The translation of hedges in popular science

    University essay from Linnéuniversitetet/Institutionen för språk (SPR)

    Author : Sofia Hamberg; [2022]
    Keywords : covert translation; hedging; lexical hedges; modal strength; modification; omission; popular science; retained translation; strategic hedges;

    Abstract : This study investigates how hedges are used in an American popular science text about the effects of climate change and to what extent their translation to Swedish is retained or modified concerning modal strength. Furthermore, the study seeks to explain the reasons behind translation choices, which affect the level of modal strength and or linguistics alterations in the target text. READ MORE

  4. 4. The Recipient Effect : Communicative Instructions and L2 Writing Performance in Two Groups of Swedish Upper Secondary Students

    University essay from Malmö universitet/Institutionen för kultur, språk och medier (KSM)

    Author : William Wachtmeister; [2022]
    Keywords : Recipient; Communicative Purpose; Communicative Language Teaching; Writing Instructions; Task Complexity; Task Difficulty; L2 Assessment;

    Abstract : This study investigates the effects of including a recipient in writing instructions on the quality of writing produced by L2 English students. To evaluate the effect of the recipient, writing performances are first assessed in texts written in response to instructions that do not explicitly specify a recipient. READ MORE

  5. 5. The Art of the Political Metaphor : Examining Boris Johnson's use of conceptual metaphors in a speech on Brexit

    University essay from Umeå universitet/Institutionen för språkstudier

    Author : Rickard Eriksson; [2022]
    Keywords : Metaphor; Brexit; Boris Johnson; Conceptual metaphor theory; Framing;

    Abstract : As the 2016 Brexit referendum was an election largely decided by the use of language, there was merit in examining how the Leave campaign had managed to be successful. Therefore, this study asks how one of the leave campaign's main figure heads, Boris Johnson, used metaphors to frame the relationship between Britain and the EU. READ MORE