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  1. 1. Relevant Dutch Lexical Influence in Contemporary Modern Japanese

    University essay from Lunds universitet/Avdelningen för japanska och kinesiska; Lunds universitet/Japanska

    Author : Willem Koen; [2024]
    Keywords : Japanese Language; Dutch-Japanese; Dutch Lexical influence; Loanwords; Lexical exchange; Lexical influence; Languages and Literatures;

    Abstract : During the Edo Period of Japanese history, many loanwords entered the Japanese language through communication with the Dutch. Now, 164 years after the last significant linguistic exchange took place between the Dutch and the Japanese, it is interesting to see what lexical influence still exists in contemporary modern Japanese and which loanwords have fallen out of use. READ MORE

  3. 2. Models, Keys, and Cryptanalysis: Evaluating historical statistical language models in cryptanalysis of homophonic substitution ciphers

    University essay from Göteborgs universitet/Institutionen för filosofi, lingvistik och vetenskapsteori

    Author : Filip Fornmark; [2023-01-19]
    Keywords : statistical language models; cryptanalysis; historical cryptology; homophonic substitution;

    Abstract : This thesis presents an empirical study connected to historical cryptography and especially within the framework of the research project DECRYPT. One of the research questions in the DECRYPT project relates to the use of language models for automatic cryptanalysis. READ MORE

  4. 3. Benrina Yatsu: A Quantitative Corpus Study of the Usage of the Japanese Nominaliser Yatsu Together with Adjectives

    University essay from Lunds universitet/Japanska

    Author : Robin Weinemo; [2023]
    Keywords : Japanese; nominalisation; yatsu; written corpus; Languages and Literatures;

    Abstract : Yatsu has both been described as an ‘abusive’ version of the nominaliser mono, as well having properties not shared with mono. In this paper, the Japanese nominaliser yatsu was examined using the written corpus Balanced Corpus of Contemporary Written Japanese (BCCWJ) created by the National Institute for Japanese Language and Linguistics (NINJAL). READ MORE

  5. 4. The Class of Us: A Study Across Several Schools in Sweden Comparing the EFL Comprehension of Playing the Video Game The Last of Us Versus Viewing the Television Adaptation

    University essay from Lunds universitet/Engelska

    Author : Robert Bång; Simon Torffvit; Anton Grandi; [2023]
    Keywords : Comparative; Comparative Study; Quantitative; English; EFL; English as a Foreign Language; SLA; Second Language Acquisition; Comprehension; Test; Video Games; Video Game; CALL; Computer assisted language learning; The Last of Us; TLoU; The Last of Us: Remastered; Naughty Dog; PlayStation; HBO; Home Box Office; Game; Games; Computer Games; Skolverket; Upper Secondary School; Gymnasiet; Gymnasieskolan; Sweden; Control Group; Immersion; Multimodality; Interactivity; Interactive; Television; Television series; Media; Audiovisual media; Audiovisual; Large-scale; Gender; Program; Video Game Literacy; Game Literacy; Narrative; Educational; Serious Games; Mature; Problem of Content; Attitudinal; Survey; Likert-scale; Likert; Interventionist; Narratology; Languages and Literatures;

    Abstract : Contemporary English as a foreign language (EFL) classrooms in upper secondary schools in Sweden make frequent use of receptive media such as movies and television to facilitate language learning. The more interactive medium of video games is seldom used for the same purpose, despite previous research indicating that the added layer of interactivity can bring benefits such as improvements to vocabulary, written production and reading comprehension. READ MORE

  6. 5. The Integration of Chinese Internet Neologisms into Everyday Language: An Empirical Study Using Baidu Index and Online Surveys

    University essay from Lunds universitet/Kinesiska; Lunds universitet/Masterprogram: Språk och språkvetenskap

    Author : Weicheng Li; [2023]
    Keywords : Internet neologisms; language integration; search trends; familiarity; patterns; Languages and Literatures;

    Abstract : The emergence of the Internet language has profoundly impacted everyday communication in China. This study examines the integration of Chinese Internet neologisms into everyday language. READ MORE