Essays about: "corpus linguistics"

Showing result 41 - 45 of 135 essays containing the words corpus linguistics.

  1. 41. Structural and Functional Analysis of Lexical Bundles in Music Research Articles : A Corpus-Based Approach

    University essay from Högskolan Dalarna/Institutionen för språk, litteratur och lärande

    Author : Elena Novella Savelyeva; [2021]
    Keywords : formulaic language; lexical bundles; research articles; music; musicology; Corpus linguistics;

    Abstract : Applied linguistics has lately been seen in studies of formulaicity of language operating through recurrent word combinations. The present study deals with one type of word combinations, namely lexical bundles (LBs), which are defined as a sequence of three or more words that frequently co-occur in a particular register (Biber et al., 1999). READ MORE

  3. 42. From Battling to Bridge Building: Metaphors around Covid-19 in German Politics

    University essay from Lunds universitet/Kognitionsvetenskap

    Author : Victoria Wandsleb; [2021]
    Keywords : Cognitive Linguistics; Covid-19; Metaphors; Conceptual Metaphor Theory; Dynamic Discourse Studies; Critical Metaphor Analysis; Metaphor Identification Procedure; Explorative Corpus Analysis; Social Sciences;

    Abstract : The present study examines metaphor activity in German politics. It focuses on the question how metaphors contribute to a conceptualisation of the Covid-19 pandemic. The research question is answered with the help of a corpus-based analysis that qualitatively investigates debates in the German parliament between March and June 2020. READ MORE

  4. 43. Who Is to Blame? : An Ecolinguistic Analysis of the Portrayal of Human and Non-Human Animals in the Initial Phase of the Corona Crisis

    University essay from Linköpings universitet/Avdelningen för språk, kultur och interaktion

    Author : Rebecca Wikström; [2021]
    Keywords : linguistics; ecolinguistics; critical discourse analysis; language; language studies; corona; Covid-19; linguistic portrayal; discourse; linguistic blame; ecocriticism; anthropocentrism; lingvistik; ekolingvistik; språk; språkvetenskap; kritisk diskursanalys; diskurs; ekokritik; corona; covid-19;

    Abstract : The corona virus has spread steadily and led to consequences on a larger scale than anyone could have imagined, and it is not at all surprising that we want to find someone to hold responsible. Who is to blame for this terrible situation that we have to live through?  By taking an ecolinguistic approach, primarily inspired by Arran Stibbe (2021), this study explores how human and non-human animals are being blamed for the corona crisis in a corpus based on 15 news articles. READ MORE

  5. 44. THE ANCIENT GREEK FUTURE PARTICIPLE AND POLYCARP’S EPISTLE TO THE PHILIPPIANS. A Statistical and Morphosyntactical Study

    University essay from Göteborgs universitet/Institutionen för språk och litteraturer

    Author : Viktor Johansson; [2020-07-02]
    Keywords : grekiska; Atticism; corpus linguistics; future participle; Greek; Perseus under PhiloLogic; Polycarp; textual criticism; Thesaurus Linguae Graecae;

    Abstract : This thesis examines the Greek future participle from a statistical and morphosyntactical perspective in order to ascertain whether the occurrence of a future participle in Polycarp's Epistle to the Philippians might serve as a basis for emendation or not. The frequencies of the future participle in a relatively large selection of texts from the 5th century BCE to the beginning of the 4th century CE are established through the databases Perseus under PhiloLogic and Thesaurus Linguae Graecae. READ MORE

  6. 45. An Emerging Climate Change or a Changing Climate Emergency? A corpus-driven discourse study on newspapers published in England

    University essay from Malmö universitet/Fakulteten för kultur och samhälle (KS)

    Author : Kajsa Fransson; [2020]
    Keywords : climate; linguistics; discourse analysis; ecolinguistics; corpus linguistics; climate emergency; climate change;

    Abstract : During 2019, it became increasingly popular for countries to declare a climate emergency – often on demand of their citizens. As such, the term ‘climate emergency’ had a significant increase in usage and got dubbed the Word of the Year 2019. READ MORE