Essays about: "Linguistic theory"

Showing result 1 - 5 of 146 essays containing the words Linguistic theory.

  1. 1. Identity Changes for Iraqi Employees in Multinational Corporations Using English as the Lingua Franca

    University essay from Göteborgs universitet/Institutionen för språk och litteraturer

    Author : Sarezh Majeed Hamad Amin Ahlgren; [2023-11-01]
    Keywords : Iraqi Employees; English; multinational organizations; English as the Lingua Franca; Identity Change; Linguistic Identity;

    Abstract : With the help of this study, I aim to understand how Iraqi employees whose first language is Arabic, deal with situations where they have to speak English in their workplace, and how their identity changes. Through this study, a better understanding of how people go through and experience such a drastic change in their daily lives. READ MORE

  3. 2. Standard Arabic and Scottish Gaelic: Shared typological features

    University essay from Göteborgs universitet/Institutionen för filosofi, lingvistik och vetenskapsteori

    Author : Barbara Bakker; [2023-08-16]
    Keywords : Standard Arabic; Scottish Gaelic; Semitic; Celtic; substrate hypothesis; contact theory; structural similarity; typological feature; typological universals;

    Abstract : Although Celtic languages and Semitic languages belong to separate language families, they share numerous typological similarities that are common to Semitic languages but not shared by Standard Indo-European languages. The occurrence and the reasons for these similarities have been the focus of a whole research field, concerned with linguistic, historical, and anthropological hypotheses about possible reasons for said similarities, as well as with linguistic analyses and comparisons of specific Celtic and Semitic languages, such as Hebrew, Welsh and Breton. READ MORE

  4. 3. Identifying Linguistic Variants in Middle Low German : Using tools from Data Science and Natural Language Processing to automate the analysis of Middle Low German texts

    University essay from Uppsala universitet/Institutionen för informationsteknologi

    Author : Lovisa Eriksson; William Brenham Hooper; [2023]
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    Abstract : During the 15th century, the printing press was introduced to Germany, and Europe as a whole. It has long been believed that standardization of the written language came as a direct consequence of this invention, but the studies supporting this theory are small in scale. READ MORE

  5. 4. Public Communication in a Pandemic : Language in COVID‐19 public health advertising

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

    Author : Petra Rindby; [2023]
    Keywords : COVID-19; pragmatics; speech act theory; cooperative principle; implicature; Gricean maxims; advertising; PSA; public information; COVID-19; pragmatik; talakter; samarbetsprincipen; kommunikation; reklam; samhällsinformation;

    Abstract : This linguistic study in the field of pragmatics looked at the language used by public health authorities in Australia, the United Kingdom and the United States to inform citizens about COVID-19 in 2020 and 2021. It made a qualitative analysis of advertisements that were posted on Instagram by the Department of Health and Aged Care, the National Health Service and the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention in relation to COVID-19 during this time frame. READ MORE

  6. 5. Promoting Multilingualism as a Resource in Education : A Minor Field Study on a Senior Secondary School in The Gambia

    University essay from Malmö universitet/Institutionen för skolutveckling och ledarskap (SOL)

    Author : Melinda Malmström; [2023]
    Keywords : Access to the Curriculum; Didactic Design; First Language; Language of Instruction; Language Domination; Linguistic and Cultural Diversity; Multilingualism;

    Abstract : AbstractThe study aims to explore how students’ linguistic resources are used for learning in a school in Gambia. The study is a field study and was conducted at a Senior Secondary School during January and February 2023. READ MORE