Essays about: "english collocations"

Showing result 1 - 5 of 32 essays containing the words english collocations.

  1. 1. A quantitative study of Swedish high school L2 learners' receptive knowledge of English lexical collocations

    University essay from Lunds universitet/Engelska

    Author : Louise Frifelt; [2024]
    Keywords : Collocations; Multi-word units; Formulaic language; Second language acquisition; Languages and Literatures;

    Abstract : This paper investigates receptive knowledge of English lexical collocations among Swedish high school students. The study tests the claim that L2 (second language) learners of English have a low level of collocational competence and tend to recognise high-frequent collocations more than low-frequent since the former have been encountered more. READ MORE

  3. 2. COLLOCATION COMPETENCY AMONG IRANIAN STUDENTS IN SWEDEN

    University essay from Göteborgs universitet/Institutionen för språk och litteraturer

    Author : Kazhal Shatery; [2023-10-03]
    Keywords : English; positive lexical transfer; negative lexical transfer; lexical collocations; English language proficiency; collocation competency;

    Abstract : In the current study, a quantitative approach was taken to explore the impact of the first language on the transfer of lexical collocations, highlighting both positive and negative transfer effects. It explored the correlation between English language proficiency and collocation competency, along with the influence of gender on collocation competency. READ MORE

  4. 3. Wicked Witches and Evil Queens? : A corpus-based study of the near-synonyms evil and wicked in contemporary American English

    University essay from Högskolan Väst/Institutionen för individ och samhälle

    Author : Mariam Barazeghi; [2023]
    Keywords : adjectives; collocations; corpus linguistics; dictionaries; gender studies; synonyms;

    Abstract : The purpose of this study is to examine what contemporary corpora can reveal about the use of the two adjectives evil and wicked. These two synonyms have been analysed using corpus linguistics in order to acquire results about the differences between them regarding frequency of use, as well as their collocating nouns. READ MORE

  5. 4. Collocations in English Language Textbooks : Frequency of collocations in ESL textbooks for Swedish secondary school

    University essay from Stockholms universitet/Engelska institutionen

    Author : Sebastian Oviedo Bernal; [2023]
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  6. 5. A Corpus-Driven Critical Discourse Analysis of the Representation of the Syrian War and Refugees in the American Media

    University essay from Malmö universitet/Institutionen för konst, kultur och kommunikation (K3)

    Author : Ahmad Tarek Safar; [2022]
    Keywords : Corpus linguistics; CDA; Syrian war; Refugees; American media;

    Abstract : This study investigates the discursive ways in which the Syrian war and the Syrian refugees are being portrayed in the American news media. It was conducted by combining the method Corpus Linguistics with the concepts of Critical Discourse Analysis. READ MORE