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1. Attitudes towards and Experiences of InterculturalCommunicative Competence : A small-scale study of Swedish uppersecondary schools in a mid-size Swedishcommunity
University essay from Linnéuniversitetet/Institutionen för didaktik och lärares praktik (DLP)Abstract : This is a small-scale study that looks at how important upper secondary students andteachers in a mid-size Swedish community consider intercultural communicativecompetences to be and how frequently they work with developing these competences.Previous research on the work with intercultural communicative competence suggestteachers are largely unaware of theories in this area, but these studies were conducted atleast ten years ago. READ MORE
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2. Universals in the usage of and attitudes to onomatopoeia
University essay from Lunds universitet/JapanskaAbstract : This study compares the usage of- and attitudes towards sound imitating expressions, onomatopoeia, in English and Japanese. It looks at previous research on onomatopoeia conducted on English and Japanese to establish a working definition for onomatopoeia and a categorization of the types of meanings each expression can have. READ MORE
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3. You still say hello! : A corpus study of the greeting words hi, hey and hello in spoken American English
University essay from Linnéuniversitetet/Institutionen för språk (SPR)Abstract : This study examines the usage of the three greetings words hi, hey and hello incombination with greeting questions, such as how are you, and terms of address, such asBill, Mr Jones or Dad, in spoken American English. The investigation identifies someof the patterns and rules that govern greetings sequences and to what extent socialfactors like gender, age, social class and social context inform the speaker‘s choice ofgreeting. READ MORE
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4. Onomatopoeic phrasal verbs : A corpus study of their meanings and usage in American English
University essay from Institutionen för språk och litteratur, SOLAbstract : This study examines how the meanings of onomatopoeic phrasal verbs are created and in which register these verbs are most frequently used. Through the study of previous research on the subject qualities of onomatopoeia and phrasal verbs are identified. READ MORE
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5. Snap! Crack! Pop! : A corpus study of the meanings of three English onomatopoeia
University essay from Institutionen för språk och litteratur, SOLAbstract : The focus of this essay is on examining the meanings of the onomatopoeia (sound imitating words) snap, crack and pop. Previous studies on onomatopoeia and sound symbolism are used to define the terms and create a model for an alternative categorization of these meanings. READ MORE