Essays about: "colloquialization"

Found 2 essays containing the word colloquialization.

  1. 1. We have to trust them, but they must also know... : A corpus-based investigation of the core modal must and the emerging modals have to and have got to in newspapers and social media by Swedes

    University essay from Linnéuniversitetet/Institutionen för språk (SPR)

    Author : Teresa Rilling; [2015]
    Keywords : colloquialization; core modal; corpora; emerging modal; English as a foreign language; grammaticalization; have got to; have to; modal auxiliaries; must;

    Abstract : The aim of this study is to examine to what extent Swedish writers, who write in English, use the modals must, have to and have got to. The hypothesis being tested argues that the core modal must is not being challenged by the emerging modals have to and have got to in this non-native variety of English. READ MORE

  3. 2. Variation of English passives used by Swedes : A corpus-based study of the usage of be-passives and get-passives

    University essay from Institutionen för språk (SPR)

    Author : Elias Gustafsson; [2014]
    Keywords : be-passive; blog; colloquialization; corpus; get-passive; grammaticalization; online newspaper; Sweden;

    Abstract : This thesis investigates the grammatical constructions of be-and get-passives and their usage by Swedes writing in English. The investigation is based on findings from four different corpora, two of which were compiled for the purpose of this study. READ MORE