Essays about: "corpus linguistics"

Showing result 6 - 10 of 135 essays containing the words corpus linguistics.

  1. 6. 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

  3. 7. Identifying Linguistic Variants in Middle Low German : Using tools from Data Science and Natural Language Processing to automate the analysis of Middle Low German texts

    University essay from Uppsala universitet/Institutionen för informationsteknologi

    Author : Lovisa Eriksson; William Brenham Hooper; [2023]
    Keywords : ;

    Abstract : During the 15th century, the printing press was introduced to Germany, and Europe as a whole. It has long been believed that standardization of the written language came as a direct consequence of this invention, but the studies supporting this theory are small in scale. READ MORE

  4. 8. The Representation of Vegans and Veganism in the British Press : A Corpus Linguistics Analysis

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

    Author : Roger Santallusia Lloan; [2023]
    Keywords : Veganism; British press; Corpus;

    Abstract : Through the use of corpus linguistics, this paper examines the representation of veganism in four of the British newspapers with higher circulation. The method used is Corpus linguistics analysis, which is a useful tool to isolate sentences in which specific words are mentioned and therefore facilitates further analysis and comparison of these. READ MORE

  5. 9. 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

  6. 10. Making the Old New Again : A Corpus Analysis of Semantic Change in Contemporary American English Slang

    University essay from Stockholms universitet/Engelska institutionen

    Author : Matthew Gallaher; [2023]
    Keywords : semantics; semantic change; corpus studies; corpus linguistics; slang; collocates; context analysis;

    Abstract : This study used a combination of historical and contemporary corpora to investigate semantic change within the contemporary American English slang words swag, flex, and swole. This study involved two parts. READ MORE