Essays about: "colloquial speech"

Showing result 1 - 5 of 8 essays containing the words colloquial speech.

  1. 1. HVAÐ ER LETI? A PHONETIC ANALYSIS OF LENITION IN MODERN, COLLOQUIAL ICELANDIC

    University essay from Uppsala universitet/Institutionen för lingvistik och filologi

    Author : Caroline Brekkan; [2022]
    Keywords : Lenition; Icelandic; colloquial speech; Optimality Theory OT ; voiced fricatives;

    Abstract : The phonological phenomenon of lenition has typically been associated with laziness in pronunciation. The aim of this study was to look deeper into this ‘laziness’ to examine and analyze instances of lenition in colloquial Icelandic on modern speech. READ MORE

  3. 2. The Ideological Republic of Iran : Tracing ideology in three public speeches

    University essay from Uppsala universitet/Institutionen för lingvistik och filologi

    Author : Henrik Schildt Lunderg; [2021]
    Keywords : Iran; Persian; Supreme National Security Council; Ali Shamkhani; discourse analysis; ideology analysis; speech; national security;

    Abstract : This thesis examines the construction of ideology in three public speeches held by the Secretary of the Iranian Supreme National Security Council (SNSC) Ali Shamkhani. Shamkhani’s position makes him one of the most powerful public officials in Iran, with vast influence over domestic and international security matters, including over Iran’s nuclear negotiations. READ MORE

  4. 3. "Play ball!" : A Study of Speech Variations and Characteristics of UK Sports Commentary

    University essay from Högskolan i Halmstad/Akademin för lärande, humaniora och samhälle

    Author : Liisa Bergström; [2020]
    Keywords : sports commentary; speech variations; sociolinguistics; accents; dialects; gender; jargon; slang; colloquialisms; sports;

    Abstract : This study uncovers how and to what extent UK sports commentaries vary in terms of speech variations and other sociolinguistic factors, such as social class and gender, in relation to the social status with which different sports are associated. It also analyses how the use of jargon, slang, colloquial forms of English, and other linguistic features are incorporated in the commentaries of the sports and how it affects the information expressed by the commentators. READ MORE

  5. 4. Twisting the standard : Non-standard language in literature and translation from English to Swedish

    University essay from Linnéuniversitetet/Institutionen för språk (SPR)

    Author : Antonia Kjellström; [2018]
    Keywords : Non-standard language; Dialect; Translation; Literature; Fiction; Charles Dickens; Oliver Twist; English; Swedish;

    Abstract : Non-standard language, or dialect, often serves a specific purpose in a literary work and it is therefore a challenge for any translator to recreate the non-standard language of the source text into a target language.  There are different linguistic tools an author can use in order to convey non-standard language, and the same is true for a translator – who can choose from different strategies when tasked with the challenge of translating dialectal features. READ MORE

  6. 5. Spatial Relations in Persian : An investigation on the locative use of prepositions with comparison to English

    University essay from Stockholms universitet/Institutionen för lingvistik

    Author : Niloofar Moltaji; [2016]
    Keywords : Ezāfe; compound preposition; preposition; primary preposition; secondary preposition; spatial relation;

    Abstract : This study is an investigation on the spatial span of Persian prepositions in colloquial speech, focusing on the locative use of prepositions. The results are compared with English prepositions as well. In order to show the functional span of various prepositions, the Typological Relations Picture Series known as TRPS or BowPed is used. READ MORE