Essays about: "Linguistics markers"

Showing result 1 - 5 of 11 essays containing the words Linguistics markers.

1. 1. Pragmatic strategies in academic English as a lingua franca : A corpus-based analysis of the use of the discourse markers, yeah, okay, and so during academic consultations hours

   University essay from Högskolan Dalarna/Institutionen för språk, litteratur och lärande

   Author : Ida Nilsson; [2023]
   Keywords : English as a lingua franca; pragmatics; discourse markers; academic consultation hours; corpus linguistics;

   Abstract : English is used as a lingua franca to communicate when interlocutors' do not share a first language (DeBartolo, 2014). This is prominent in academia, where teachers and students in international exchange programs communicate daily in English as a lingua franca (ELF). READ MORE

3. 2. Mother’s milk? : The gendering of feeding infants and young children in research published by the World Health Organization

   University essay from Högskolan Dalarna/Institutionen för språk, litteratur och lärande

   Author : Alana Waghorn; [2022]
   Keywords : parenthood; breastfeeding; gender; queer linguistics;

   Abstract : The World Health Organization recommends feeding children human milk for the first six months after birth due to its known efficacy in ensuring their health and survival. The WHO’s research is intended to educate a broad audience of caregivers, whose identity must be understood in order for them to be reached. READ MORE

4. 3. Embodiment in Proverbs: Representation of the eye(s) in English, Swedish, and Japanese

   University essay from Malmö universitet/Fakulteten för kultur och samhälle (KS)

   Author : Jessica Berggren; [2018]
   Keywords : Embodiment; Conceptual metaphor theory; Proverbs; Paremiology; Cross-linguistics;

   Abstract : This study will examine the representation and embodiment of the body part eye(s), in proverbs. The research is cross-linguistic as the proverbs analysed are in the languages English, Swedish, and Japanese. READ MORE

5. 4. Linguistic uncertainty in meteorological forecastsfor Russian speaking audiences : A comparative study between televised weather forecastsand seasonal outlooks of the Northern Eurasian ClimateOutlook Forum

   University essay from Högskolan Dalarna/Ryska

   Author : Freja S. E. Vamborg; [2018]
   Keywords : Russian; linguistics; linguistic markers; uncertainty; communication; communication guidelines; climate; meteorology; weather forecasts; seasonal forecasts;

   Abstract : In order to make informed decisions, we need to resort to various types of information and we need to know how uncertain this information is. A commonly used source for information and subsequent action is weather forecasts. READ MORE

6. 5. Conditional Constructions in Damascus Arabic : Form and meaning

   University essay from Uppsala universitet/Institutionen för lingvistik och filologi

   Author : Jenni Jalonen; [2017]
   Keywords : linguistics; semitic languages; Arabic; dialect; dialectology; Damascus; Damascus Arabic; conditionals; conditional constructions; lingvistik; semitiska språk; arabiska; konditionalsatser; dialektologi; dialekt; damaskus; damaskusarabiska;

   Abstract : This paper treats the relationship between form and meaning in conditional constructions in Damascus Arabic (DA). More specifically, it treats two, main formal categories of DA conditional constructions: the conditional marker and the verb morphology and, further, how these are related to various degrees of conditional hypotheticality. READ MORE