Essays about: "conceptual language"

Showing result 1 - 5 of 120 essays containing the words conceptual language.

  1. 1. Unpacking the Washback Effect of University Entrance Exams : A Qualitative Study of Uzbekistan’s Students’ Exam Preparation Experiences

    University essay from Stockholms universitet/Institutionen för pedagogik och didaktik

    Author : Zarnigor Hotamova; [2024]
    Keywords : Washback; High-stakes University Entrance Exams; Competence-based Curriculum; 21st Century Skills;

    Abstract : The evolving nature of education emphasizes the importance of fostering 21st-century skills. To align with the requirements of the contemporary era, Uzbekistan introduced its new competency based National Curriculum, highlighting the development of 21st century skills. READ MORE

  2. 2. Bilingualism and Event Conceptualisation Patterns: Conceptual Transfer in Swedish-English Bilinguals

    University essay from Lunds universitet/Engelska

    Author : Emma Knudsen; [2024]
    Keywords : Linguistic relativity; Conceptual transfer; Grammatical aspect; Endpoint encoding; Event conceptualisation; Languages and Literatures;

    Abstract : In this paper, the event conceptualisation patterns of Swedish-English bilinguals are examined. Swedish and English differ from each other with regard to the existence of grammatical aspect, which previous work has shown to affect how speakers conceptualise motion events. READ MORE

  3. 3. ‘NOTHING IS IN VAIN': Non-Standard Negation and Cyclical Change in Kutu, Kwere, and Zalamo

    University essay from Göteborgs universitet/Institutionen för språk och litteraturer

    Author : Aron Zahran; [2023-10-31]
    Keywords : Engelska; Bantu; Morphosyntax; Historical Linguistics; Grammaticalization; Descriptive Linguistics; Typology; Negation; Possessive Predication; Locational Predication; Negative Existentials; Semantic Change;

    Abstract : This work concerns the polyfunctionality and grammaticalization of an item bule in the under described Tanzanian Bantu languages, Kutu, Kwere, and Zalamo. Through collection and analysis of field data, it is shown that the original adverbial element bule ‘for free, in vain, for no reason’ has developed a wide range of functions within the domain of non-standard negation. READ MORE

  4. 4. Aato: A flickering light on the external construction of Sámi.

    University essay from Uppsala universitet/Teologiska institutionen

    Author : Patrick Wachtelius; [2023]
    Keywords : Social construction; CDA; Sami; Repatriation;

    Abstract : The first part of this study examines how Sámi as a social construction was shaped by the outside world from 98 CE to the mid-19th century. Ancient texts, medieval letters and literature that indicate change in discourse are used as primary sources in a historico-critical analysis. READ MORE

  5. 5. And Action! : A Study of the Semantic Domains of Action through Interpretation of Metaphor

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    Author : Henrik Westerdahl; [2023]
    Keywords : Semantic domain; Semantic dimension; Semantic pattern; Metaphor; Body in metaphor;

    Abstract : The aim of this essay is determining and describing some of the semantic domains of the concept of action. Action belongs to the type of abstract nouns with unclear semantic domains. In other words, there are difficulties in determining the precise semantic patterns that the word ‘action’ refers to. READ MORE