Essays about: "Semantic change"

Showing result 1 - 5 of 45 essays containing the words Semantic change.

  1. 1. ‘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

  3. 2. Eco-Social Reforms and the Paradox of Complex Change : A qualitative thematic analysis of the national media debate on the 2022 Chilean Constitution

    University essay from Uppsala universitet/Statsvetenskapliga institutionen

    Author : Tilda Janbrink; [2023]
    Keywords : Eco-social-growth trilemma; eco-social policies; policy integration; public support for eco-social reforms; Chile; constitution; qualitative thematic analysis;

    Abstract : By now, it is an acknowledged fact that economic growth, social justice, and environmental sustainability are interconnected. Often referred to as the eco-social-growth trilemma, the challenge is to achieve synergy between the objectives and avoid trade-offs. READ MORE

  4. 3. Linked Data and Libraries : How the Switch to Linked Data Has Affected Work Practices at the National Library of Sweden

    University essay from Uppsala universitet/Institutionen för ABM

    Author : Julia Unterstrasser; [2023]
    Keywords : Library Linked Data; Open Data; Semantic Web; Resource Description Framework; Machine-Read- able Cataloging Formats; National Libraries;

    Abstract : This thesis explores how library practice has been impacted by linked (open) data. For libraries, adopting linked data principles means moving away from the long-established reality of MARC-formats and opening up their information resources to the internet. READ MORE

  5. 4. “An accidental heroine” : An Investigation of Gender Representation and Gender-based Stereotypes in Swedish Digital EFL Learning Material

    University essay from Stockholms universitet/Engelska institutionen

    Author : Malin Ångström; [2023]
    Keywords : Gender representation; gender-based stereotypes; digital learning material; semantic types.;

    Abstract : The endeavour for gender equality and against gender-based patterns (stereotypes) are topics often discussed in relation to education. Correspondingly, extensive research on textbooks used in schools around the world has been conducted, some of which include the aspect of people beyond the binary. READ MORE

  6. 5. Making the Old New Again : A Corpus Analysis of Semantic Change in Contemporary American English Slang

    University essay from Stockholms universitet/Engelska institutionen

    Author : Matthew Gallaher; [2023]
    Keywords : semantics; semantic change; corpus studies; corpus linguistics; slang; collocates; context analysis;

    Abstract : This study used a combination of historical and contemporary corpora to investigate semantic change within the contemporary American English slang words swag, flex, and swole. This study involved two parts. READ MORE