Essays about: "Pattern Language"

Showing result 1 - 5 of 160 essays containing the words Pattern Language.

  1. 1. "We live in Sweden; We use Swedish to understand" : A study on L1 functions and students' attitudes toward L1 use in a Swedish L2 English learning environment

    University essay from Mälardalens universitet/Akademin för utbildning, kultur och kommunikation

    Author : Johanna Pettersson; [2024]
    Keywords : Sweden; L1 use; L1 functions; English; L2 learning environment; student attitudes; codeswitching; translanguaging; monolingual learning environment; multilingual learning environment; bilingualism;

    Abstract : This study aims to explore Swedish upper secondary students’ attitudes toward first language (L1) use in a second language (L2) English learning environment. In addition, it aims to explore the functions of L1 use. Through a qualitative approach with both observations and interviews, a pattern of L1 use was noticed. READ MORE

  3. 2. Dare. Dream. Done. [Sparkles emoji] : Pragmatic functions and sentiment of emojis in tweets by American, English, Australian, Indian, and Nigerian users

    University essay from Karlstads universitet/Fakulteten för humaniora och samhällsvetenskap (from 2013)

    Author : Kristoffer Olsén; [2024]
    Keywords : ambiguity; computer-mediated communication; cyberpragmatics; emoji; emoji usage pattern; national variety; pragmatics; sentiment; tweets; användningsmönster för emojis; attityd; cyberpragmatik; datorförmedlad kommunikation; emoji; nationell variation; pragmatik; tvetydighet; tweets;

    Abstract : Emojis can be ambiguous, even when used within one and the same language and geographic region, but they are also a globally accessible language in computer-mediated communication. This paper aims to examine if emoji usage across five different national varieties of English (American, English, Australian, Indian, and Nigerian), geographically located on five different continents, exhibits similar pragmatic functionality and sentiment. READ MORE

  4. 3. ‘NOTHING IS IN VAIN': Non-Standard Negation and Cyclical Change in Kutu, Kwere, and Zalamo

    University essay from Göteborgs universitet/Institutionen för språk och litteraturer

    Author : Aron Zahran; [2023-10-31]
    Keywords : Engelska; Bantu; Morphosyntax; Historical Linguistics; Grammaticalization; Descriptive Linguistics; Typology; Negation; Possessive Predication; Locational Predication; Negative Existentials; Semantic Change;

    Abstract : This work concerns the polyfunctionality and grammaticalization of an item bule in the under described Tanzanian Bantu languages, Kutu, Kwere, and Zalamo. Through collection and analysis of field data, it is shown that the original adverbial element bule ‘for free, in vain, for no reason’ has developed a wide range of functions within the domain of non-standard negation. READ MORE

  5. 4. Context-aware security testing of Android applications : Detecting exploitable vulnerabilities through Android model-based security testing

    University essay from KTH/Skolan för elektroteknik och datavetenskap (EECS)

    Author : Ivan Baheux; [2023]
    Keywords : Android Application Security; Vulnerability Detection; Context-Awareness; Model-Based Security Testing; Domain Specific Language; Sécurité des Applications Android; Détection de Vulnérabilités; Sensibilité au Contexte; Tests de Sécurité Basés sur les Modèles; Langage Dédiés; Android-applikationssäkerhet; Upptäckt av sårbarheter; Kontextmedvetenhet; Modellbaserad säkerhetstestning; Domänspecifikt språk;

    Abstract : This master’s thesis explores ways to uncover and exploit vulnerabilities in Android applications by introducing a novel approach to security testing. The research question focuses on discovering an effective method for detecting vulnerabilities related to the context of an application. READ MORE

  6. 5. State Machine Model-To-Code Transformation In C

    University essay from Uppsala universitet/Signaler och system

    Author : Jonathan Carlgren; Per William Oskarsson; [2023]
    Keywords : State Machine; Model To Code; C; UML; ElementTree; XMI; Programming; Python; Benchmark;

    Abstract : A state machine model can turn a complex behavioural system into a more accessible graphical model, and can improve the way people work with system design by making it easier to communicate and understand the system. The clear structure of a state machine model enables automatic generation of well structured, and consequently readable, and maintainable code. READ MORE