Essays about: "dialectology"

Found 5 essays containing the word dialectology.

  1. 1. It was or it was not in the old days, until it was : – A study of time, tense, and aspect in spoken Arabic narrative

    University essay from Uppsala universitet/Institutionen för lingvistik och filologi

    Author : Tallmyren Ronja; [2023]
    Keywords : ;

    Abstract : This study is devoted to Arabic spoken narrative, specifically Syrian Arabic spoken narrative. The focus of this thesis is syntax and narrative. I aim to study how time reference is set in narrative, and what tense and aspect forms are used, as well as some other narrative devices in spoken narratives. READ MORE

  3. 2. Conditional Constructions in Damascus Arabic : Form and meaning

    University essay from Uppsala universitet/Institutionen för lingvistik och filologi

    Author : Jenni Jalonen; [2017]
    Keywords : linguistics; semitic languages; Arabic; dialect; dialectology; Damascus; Damascus Arabic; conditionals; conditional constructions; lingvistik; semitiska språk; arabiska; konditionalsatser; dialektologi; dialekt; damaskus; damaskusarabiska;

    Abstract : This paper treats the relationship between form and meaning in conditional constructions in Damascus Arabic (DA). More specifically, it treats two, main formal categories of DA conditional constructions: the conditional marker and the verb morphology and, further, how these are related to various degrees of conditional hypotheticality. READ MORE

  4. 3. ”Metcha suki ya nen” : A sociolinguistic attitude survey concerning the Kansai dialect

    University essay from Högskolan Dalarna/Japanska

    Author : Susanne Södergren; [2014]
    Keywords : Japanese; Sociolinguistics; Language attitudes; Dialects; Dialectology; Kansai dialect; Questionnaire survey;

    Abstract : 西日本にある関西弁はたくさん色々な形で標準語と異なる。関西弁は１９７０年代の後に、全国で人気を得た。この社会言語学の研究の目的は現在の関西弁に対する感情を調査することである。これは関西弁の話し手ではなくて日本語の母語話者に配ったアンケートで調査された。質的また量的な分析である。結果は一般的に関西弁に好意的であったが、人気がある理由もいろいろあり、それらをさぐるために歴史的なそして文化的な見方を通して議論する。 .. READ MORE

  5. 4. Dialectal Speech in Literature and Translation : Bachelor Degree Thesis in English Linguistics

    University essay from Engelska

    Author : Elsa Bådagård; [2012]
    Keywords : Translation;

    Abstract : This essay studies how dialectal speech is reflected in written literature and how this phenomenon functions in translation. With this purpose in mind, Styron's Sophie's Choice and Twain's The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn are analysed using samples of non-standard orthography which have been applied in order to reflect the dialect, or accent, of certain characters. READ MORE

  6. 5. Stereotypes of English in Hollywood Movies : A Case Study of the Use of Different Varieties of English in Star Wars, The Lord of the Rings and Transformers.

    University essay from Engelska institutionen

    Author : Niklas Andersson; [2010]
    Keywords : Linguistic stereotypes; attitudes towards dialects and accents; linguistic identity; perceptual dialectology; dialects and accents in movies; standard and nonstandard speech;

    Abstract : This essay deals with the use of linguistic stereotypes in Hollywood movies. It investigates whether attitudes towards English dialects found in studies on perceptual dialectology are reflected in the selected movies and discusses the notion of linguistic identity and how standard and nonstandard speech, respectively, are used symbolically to emphasize features of characters in eleven movies from three different movie series, namely The Lord of the Rings, Star Wars and Transformers, with a main focus on syntactic and phonological dimensions. READ MORE