Essays about: "collocations corpus"

Showing result 1 - 5 of 27 essays containing the words collocations corpus.

  1. 1. Identifying Linguistic Variants in Middle Low German : Using tools from Data Science and Natural Language Processing to automate the analysis of Middle Low German texts

    University essay from Uppsala universitet/Institutionen för informationsteknologi

    Author : Lovisa Eriksson; William Brenham Hooper; [2023]
    Keywords : ;

    Abstract : During the 15th century, the printing press was introduced to Germany, and Europe as a whole. It has long been believed that standardization of the written language came as a direct consequence of this invention, but the studies supporting this theory are small in scale. READ MORE

  3. 2. Wicked Witches and Evil Queens? : A corpus-based study of the near-synonyms evil and wicked in contemporary American English

    University essay from Högskolan Väst/Institutionen för individ och samhälle

    Author : Mariam Barazeghi; [2023]
    Keywords : adjectives; collocations; corpus linguistics; dictionaries; gender studies; synonyms;

    Abstract : The purpose of this study is to examine what contemporary corpora can reveal about the use of the two adjectives evil and wicked. These two synonyms have been analysed using corpus linguistics in order to acquire results about the differences between them regarding frequency of use, as well as their collocating nouns. READ MORE

  4. 3. A Corpus-Based Study of the three Near-Synonyms : Change, Alter and Modify and Their Collocations

    University essay from Högskolan Dalarna/Institutionen för språk, litteratur och lärande

    Author : André Condit; [2022]
    Keywords : Corpus linguistics; near-synonyms; collocations; polysemous;

    Abstract : An important component of nativelike language production is linked to the knowledge of near-synonyms and their collocational patterns. The purpose of this corpus-based study was three-fold: (a) an examination of the frequency distribution across registers of the three near-synonyms change, alter, and modify; (b) their collocational patterns; and (c) their interchangeability. READ MORE

  5. 4. A Corpus-Driven Critical Discourse Analysis of the Representation of the Syrian War and Refugees in the American Media

    University essay from Malmö universitet/Institutionen för konst, kultur och kommunikation (K3)

    Author : Ahmad Tarek Safar; [2022]
    Keywords : Corpus linguistics; CDA; Syrian war; Refugees; American media;

    Abstract : This study investigates the discursive ways in which the Syrian war and the Syrian refugees are being portrayed in the American news media. It was conducted by combining the method Corpus Linguistics with the concepts of Critical Discourse Analysis. READ MORE

  6. 5. Murderbot Speaks : a Corpus Stylistics Look at Martha Wells’ The Murderbot Diaries

    University essay from Malmö universitet/Institutionen för konst, kultur och kommunikation (K3)

    Author : Alvaro Gomez Sawicki; [2022]
    Keywords : murderbot; corpus; linguistics; corpus stylistics;

    Abstract : The Murderbot Diaries is a series of science fiction books that deal with the experiences of Murderbot, a human-machine construct. This study uses a corpus stylistics methodology to analyse the language of the books and looks for changes that occur in said language. READ MORE