Essays about: "The Cobuild Direct Corpus"

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  1. 1. The language of death and dying. A corpus study of the use of euphemisms in British and American English

    University essay from Institutionen för humaniora

    Author : Sofie Gustavsson; [2007]
    Keywords : Euphemisms; death; dying; British and American English; The Cobuild Direct Corpus;

    Abstract : This essay is a corpus based study, aimed at determining which euphemisms for death American and British English have in common as well as which might be more specific for either of these two varieties of the English language. The study also shows the frequency in use for all of the chosen euphemisms and briefly mentions when they first were used. READ MORE