Essays about: "contemporary language use"

Showing result 6 - 10 of 75 essays containing the words contemporary language use.

1. 6. Gender-neutrality in Written Discourse : A newspaper-based diachronic comparisonstudy of gender-neutral vocabulary

   University essay from Stockholms universitet/Engelska institutionen

   Author : Yuchen Zeng; [2023]
   Keywords : Gender-neutral vocabulary; Diachronic; Gender Asymmetry; Sexist language; Gender- inclusive Language.;

   Abstract : This paper investigated the use of sexist language in English vocabulary by examininggender asymmetry and sexism in contemporary written discourse. The traditional sexistlanguage often reinforces gender stereotypes and inequalities. In English, the masculineterms are considered the unmarked form (the norm) while the feminine terms are marked. READ MORE

3. 7. Torima, Sutabaru? A Quantitative Study on Current Japanese Youth Language

   University essay from Lunds universitet/Japanska

   Author : Luna Sörensson; [2023]
   Keywords : Japanese language; youth language; slang; wakamono kotoba; wakamonogo; Languages and Literatures;

   Abstract : In this thesis, several current and former trends of Japanese youth language are examined through the perspective of age-appropriate speakers, following previous scholarly arguments that youth language research is fraught with judgements made by non-members of the relevant age group. By the means of a quantitative online questionnaire, the study seeks to find examples of expressions that Japanese individuals from their late teens to their early twenties consider to be youth language, items they feel are particularly contemporary or obsolete, and the types of youth language expressions they make frequent use of themselves. READ MORE

4. 8. Colonialism, Cinema, and Critique: Examining the Rhetoric in Opinion Pieces on Farha

   University essay from Lunds universitet/Sociologi

   Author : Sara Abbas; [2023]
   Keywords : Rhetoric; Israel; Palestine; newspaper study; Farha film; post-colonialism.; Social Sciences;

   Abstract : This dissertation examines media articles' use of rhetoric to discuss the film Farha (2021) specifically the following research questions: 1. What rhetoric is used to express sympathy and praise of the film and 2. What rhetoric is used to express opposition and condemnation of the film. READ MORE

5. 9. A Literature Review of the Barriers and Attitudes Towards ICT Integration in the EFL Classroom

   University essay from Göteborgs universitet / Lärarutbildningsnämnden

   Author : Martin Andersson; Jakob Skoglund Olsson; [2022-08-03]
   Keywords : ICT; technology; EFL; barriers; teacher attitudes;

   Abstract : The use of information and communication technology (ICT) has become more widespread in all areas of the world which has made it more relevant to use ICT in schools as well. Therefore, it is important to understand what barriers can block the integration of ICT in the English as a foreign language (EFL) classroom. READ MORE

6. 10. Are Russian loanwords more permanent than the Sino-Russian treaties? : A study of the integration and use of Russian lexical borrowings in Modern Standard Chinese with a historical perspective on language contact

   University essay from Uppsala universitet/Institutionen för lingvistik och filologi

   Author : Katja Pomortseva; [2022]
   Keywords : Chinese; Russian; loanwords; language contact; word frequency; lexical borrowing; corpus linguistics;

   Abstract : China and Russia began their shared history in the 17th century and have since had stable and unstable language contact which has had an effect on the Russian-Chinese linguistic exchange. This study explores the integration and use of Russian loanwords in Modern Standard Chinese by using two quantitative methods. READ MORE