Essays about: "basic vocabulary"

Showing result 1 - 5 of 18 essays containing the words basic vocabulary.

1. 1. Exploring the Uniqueness of Tulu: An Empirical Investigation of the Three Past Forms in the Dravidian Language of Tulu Nadu

   University essay from Uppsala universitet/Institutionen för lingvistik och filologi

   Author : Freja Lindgren; [2023]
   Keywords : Tulu language; verbal morphology; Dravidian languages; past tense; fieldwork; perfectivity; imperfectivity; perfect; stative; discontinuous;

   Abstract : This thesis investigates three different so-called “past tense forms” in Tulu, a Dravidian language spoken in the south-western Indian states of Karnataka and Kerala. Through fieldwork material collected by the author, this thesis provides a comprehensive analysis of the usage and functions of the three forms in Tulu. READ MORE

3. 2. An Account of Lucumí : An Investigation into the Yoruboid Origin of Lucumí

   University essay from Uppsala universitet/Institutionen för lingvistik och filologi

   Author : Axel Antonio Cropelli Zuaznabar; [2023]
   Keywords : Language Contact; Language Death; Yoruba; Spanish; Historical Linguistics; Latino-American Studies; Phonology.;

   Abstract : In the following thesis, an analysis of the fundamental aspects of Lucumí phonology and word-formation will be presented with the aim of determining the extent to which this liturgical language is related to Standard Yoruba. Additionally, this thesis will provide an overview of selected socio-cultural and historical factors pertaining to the environment in which Lucumí developed. READ MORE

4. 3. Readability Assessment with Pre-Trained Transformer Models : An Investigation with Neural Linguistic Features

   University essay from Uppsala universitet/Institutionen för lingvistik och filologi

   Author : Chuchu Ma; [2022]
   Keywords : Readability Assessment; Pre-trained Transformer Models; Neural Linguistic Features;

   Abstract : Readability assessment (RA) is to assign a score or a grade to a given document, which measures the degree of difficulty to read the document. RA originated in language education studies and was used to classify reading materials for language learners. Later, RA was applied to many other applications, such as aiding automatic text simplification. READ MORE

5. 4. The Semantics of Old Irish Landscape Vocabulary : Differentiation and Cognitive Linguistic Categorization

   University essay from Uppsala universitet/Institutionen för lingvistik och filologi

   Author : Rebecca Madlener; [2022]
   Keywords : Old Irish; Historical Semantics; Landscape Semantics; Semantic Differentiation; Cognitive Semantic Categorization;

   Abstract : This project investigates the cognitive linguistic categories that structure the Old Irish landscape lexicon. The semantics of basic landscape vocabulary are differentiated based on collocate analysis and close reading of relevant text passages. READ MORE

6. 5. Independent Project with Specialization in English Studies and Education : Efficient vocabulary acquisition through children’s literature in English preschool and primary school classrooms

   University essay from Malmö universitet/Fakulteten för lärande och samhälle (LS)

   Author : Vera Listrup; Grunnlid Stefan; [2022]
   Keywords : children’s literature; English as second language; English as first language; vocabulary acquisition; vocabulary acquisition approaches.;

   Abstract :   This study investigates the efficiency of using children’s literature to support English vocabulary acquisition in a first and second language classroom context. Previous research has established that it is important for children to be given the opportunity to expand their basic vocabulary in English during their years in school, in order to assimilate the teaching in the classroom. READ MORE