Essays about: "Speech communities"

Showing result 1 - 5 of 22 essays containing the words Speech communities.

  1. 1. Exploring toxic lexicon similarity methods with the DRG framework on the toxic style transfer task

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

    Author : Martin Iglesias; [2023]
    Keywords : Detoxifcation; Text style transfer; Deep learning; Transformers; Linguistics; Natural Language Processing; Hate speech; Text style-conditional generation; Large language model; Avgiftning; Överföring av textstil; Djupinlärning; Transformatorer; Lingvistik; Naturlig språkbehandling; Hatprat; Textstil - villkorlig generering; Stor språkmodell;

    Abstract : The topic of this thesis is the detoxification of language in social networks with a particular focus on style transfer techniques that combine deep learning and linguistic resources. In today’s digital landscape, social networks are rife with communication that can often be toxic, either intentionally or unintentionally. READ MORE

  3. 2. Second language teachers’ and students’ attitudes toward World Englishes : Factors of comprehensibility and accent perception and acceptance

    University essay from Mittuniversitetet/Institutionen för humaniora och samhällsvetenskap

    Author : Cendela Baptiste; [2022]
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    Abstract : This study aimed to investigate L2 Swedish teachers’ and students’ attitudes towards WE accents. The results suggest that Swedish language teachers have a positive attitude towards diverse English accents despite showing favoritism towards privileged varieties such as AmE and BrE. READ MORE

  4. 3. Comparing and contrasting the dissemination cascades of different topics in a social network : What are the lifetimes of different topics and how do they spread

    University essay from Linköpings universitet/Institutionen för datavetenskap

    Author : Linus Käll; Simon Pertoft; [2021]
    Keywords : spreading; dissemination; topics; topic; modeling; modelling; lda; fake; false; news; social; network;

    Abstract : The web has granted everyone the opportunity to freely share large amounts of data. Individuals, corporations, and communities have made the web an important tool in their arsenal. These entities are spreading information online, but not all of it is constructive. READ MORE

  5. 4. The language of vision in four Aslian speech communities : an introductory investigation of basic vision verbs

    University essay from Lunds universitet/Avdelningen för lingvistik och kognitiv semiotik; Lunds universitet/Allmän språkvetenskap

    Author : Sonja Holmer; [2021]
    Keywords : language of vision; hierarchy of the senses; sensory linguistics; universal perception; language of perception; Aslian languages; Jahai; Ceq Wong; Semelai; Semaq Beri; Languages and Literatures;

    Abstract : Vision is often considered to top the hierarchy of the senses, reflected for example in the high relative frequency of vision verbs, in comparison to other perception verbs. Results from some previous studies, however, have shown that there is greater cross-linguistic variation concerning perception language than previously thought, emphasising other sense modalities than vision. READ MORE

  6. 5. Gaming Language and How It Is Characterized

    University essay from Lunds universitet/Allmän språkvetenskap

    Author : Catarina Hsu; [2020]
    Keywords : gaming; lexicon; vocabulary; jargon; sociolinguistics; ludolect; semantic field; Languages and Literatures;

    Abstract : Language is a social act and the fact that social communities create new or change existing words that are known in daily standard language, can make the lexicon difficult to comprehend for the ones not involved. The communication that belong to a specific social group can be classified as a jargon, and in this present study we look at gaming language as an example of how social communities’ lexicon can be manifested. READ MORE