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1. Analysis of Japanese complex particles in L2 learners' compositions
University essay from Göteborgs universitet/Institutionen för språk och litteraturerAbstract : While the research on so-called complex particles – or compound case particles – has flourished in the latest decades, there is no consensus regarding their classification and definition, and thus there is still need to further explore this field. The current research contributes to this by investigating the meaning and usage of five prominent complex particles derived from the dative case particle ”ni”, namely ”ni tsuite”, ”ni kanshite”, ”ni taishite”, ”ni totte” and ”ni yotte” in the Learner's Language Corpus of Japanese, consisting of compositions made by Japanese learners. READ MORE
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2. Watch your weight! A corpus-based study of end-weight constructions in the speech of native speakers and Swedish learners of English
University essay from Göteborgs universitet/Institutionen för språk och litteraturerAbstract : When we engage in conversation, it is necessary to order our speech so that others can understand us. To avoid potentially problematic internal elements, there is a tendency to place heavy clause constituents in sentence-final position. This is known as end-weight. READ MORE
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3. The use of the dative case particle ‘ni’ in Japanese literature – a comparison of Kawabata and Ōe
University essay from Göteborgs universitet/Institutionen för språk och litteraturerAbstract : This thesis investigates the usage of the Japanese dative particle ni in two famous, Nobel-prize winner Japanese authors' novels: Yasunari Kawabata's Yukiguni and Kenzaburō Ōe's Kojinteki Na Taiken, with the classification framework presented in Mizutani (2005). Ni is said to be one of the most complex and hardly definable particles in the Japanese language, and as such has been studied from various perspectives. READ MORE
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4. Long Object Shift does not apply to objects
University essay from Lunds universitet/Masterprogram: Språk och språkvetenskapAbstract : The term 'Object Shift' means that a weak object pronoun has been raised to a position to the left of a sentence adverbial. In Swedish, there are mainly two positions to which a weak object pronoun can be raised; one of them is called 'Long Object Shift' or 'LOS'. READ MORE
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5. THOU, THEE, THY, THINE, YE, YOU, YOUR, YOURS : SECOND PERSON PRONOUNS IN TWO BIBLE TRANSLATIONS
University essay from Högskolan för lärande och kommunikationAbstract : ABSTRACT Thou, Thee, Thy, Thine, Ye, You, Your, Yours: Second Person Pronouns in Two Bible Translations In the King James Version from 1611 there are eight different forms of personal pronouns for second person: the singular forms thou, thee, thy, thine and the corresponding plural forms ye, you, your and yours. Because of linguistic changes in the English language the number of the second person pronouns has declined during the centuries. READ MORE
