Essays about: "corpus evidence"

Showing result 1 - 5 of 28 essays containing the words corpus evidence.

1. 1. Is the Echo English series relevant for advanced learners? : -A study on lexical character and recycling in two Swedish EFL textbooks for upper secondary school

   University essay from Örebro universitet/Institutionen för humaniora, utbildnings- och samhällsvetenskap

   Author : Magnus Ejnarsson; [2023]
   Keywords : Incidental learning; textbook analysis; recycling; pedagogy;

   Abstract : This study aims to provide additional research into how Swedish EFL textbooks support incidental vocabulary learning through reading texts, specifically for textbooks aimed at upper secondary school, expecting a greater emphasis on recycling mid- and low-frequency words. The study has investigated the lexical character of two textbooks, Echo English 5 and Echo English 7, as well as how they recycle lemmas and how well they recycle lemmas from the mid- and low-frequency bands. READ MORE

3. 2. The Rebellion Power of the F-word in Modern Songs : A Corpus-Based Discourse Analysis

   University essay from Malmö universitet/Institutionen för konst, kultur och kommunikation (K3)

   Author : Yulong Chen; [2023]
   Keywords : F-word; rebellion power; modern songs; corpus linguistic analysis;

   Abstract : Abstract: In this thesis, the general use and specific instances of F-words in modern music lyrics have been studied based on the corpora extracted from songs in Billboard year-end charts from 2013 to 2022, which represented the most popular songs in English-speaking countries. By screening the actual meaning and contexts of those F-words in the lyrics, I extracted those special instances in which F-words were used to express rebellious feelings to challenge social norms and fight against authority powers. READ MORE

4. 3. Male-biased language: a diachronic corpus study of neutralization strategy in gender-based linguistic reforms

   University essay from Stockholms universitet/Engelska institutionen

   Author : Evelina Eriksson; [2023]
   Keywords : Corpus linguistics; generic pronouns; neutralization; linguistic reforms; epicene; gender-neutral language;

   Abstract : This paper focuses on the use of English epicene pronouns in discourse which most individuals are exposed to on an everyday basis. Gender-based linguistic reforms have been implemented since the beginning of the 1970s, to achieve a more non-sexist language. READ MORE

5. 4. The complexity of linguistic complexity: a corpus-based study on development of phrasal complexity in written L2-Swedish

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

   Author : Karin Rasmusson; [2023]
   Keywords : Second language development; Complexity; Accuracy; and Fluency; Linguistic complexity; Syntactic complexity; Phrasal complexity; Noun phrase complexity; Morphological complexity; Languages and Literatures;

   Abstract : The aim of this study was to establish whether or not a development of the complexity of the noun phrase, i.e. an increase in noun phrase elaboration could be observed in written L2 Swedish over time. READ MORE

6. 5. Prosody and emotion: Towards the development of an emotional agent Emotional evaluation of news reports: production and perception experiments

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

   Author : Liina Tumma; [2022-01-20]
   Keywords : emotion; speech; prosody;

   Abstract : There is a recognised need for more research on the topic of emotion recognition from speech, and clear and defined methodology in this area is still lacking. Most studies in the field of emotional speech recognition and classification usually focus on acted speech as the data source; consequently, other methods that capture more natural speech are left aside. READ MORE