Essays about: "english borrowings"
Showing result 1 - 5 of 7 essays containing the words english borrowings.
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1. English profanities in Nordic-language tweets : A comparative quantitative study
University essay from Linnéuniversitetet/Institutionen för språk (SPR)Abstract : English profanities (i.e. potentially offensive words, including swear words) have been in use for decades in the Nordic languages – Icelandic, Norwegian, Danish, Swedish and Finnish – and offer a multitude of opportunities for linguistic expression, along with the domestic, heritage profanities in each language. READ MORE
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2. Terminology, proper nouns and adaption : A translation study of three sports texts
University essay from Linnéuniversitetet/Institutionen för språk (SPR)Abstract : This term paper concerns the translation of three sports texts from English to Swedish. The main aim of the paper was to show which procedures that were used when translating sports terminology and proper nouns. READ MORE
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3. A case study of the use of recent English borrowings and code-switching in advertisements in two Swedish lifestyle magazines
University essay from Institutionen för språk, litteratur och interkulturAbstract : This study is about English borrowings and code-switching in advertisements in the two Swedish lifestyle magazines Amelia and King. The investigation shows that recent English borrowings were found in 41% of the advertisements in Amelia and in 10% of the advertisements in King. READ MORE
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4. Translating terms and cultural aspects from English to Swedish in a social scientific text about gastronomy
University essay from Institutionen för språk (SPR)Abstract : The present study deals with the translation of a text about tourism and gastronomy. The analysis focuses on the translation of cultural words and terminology. READ MORE
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5. Use of English in advertising and journalistic discourse of the Expanding circle: data from Bulgarian magazines
University essay from Engelska institutionenAbstract : The combination of the socio-political changes following 1989 and the current status ofEnglish as the language of international communication promoted dynamic transformations ofthe attitude and usages of English in Bulgaria. The purpose of this study is to investigate theforms, functions and symbolic value of English in the Bulgarian advertising and journalisticdiscourse. READ MORE