Essays about: "english word-formation"

Showing result 1 - 5 of 13 essays containing the words english word-formation.

  1. 1. LIFE IN ISOLATION - A Corpus-Based Study of the Use of the Word Element Iso during the Covid-19 Pandemic

    University essay from Göteborgs universitet/Institutionen för språk och litteraturer

    Author : Tove Nilsson; [2021-10-04]
    Keywords : English; blending; clipping; compounding; coronavirus corpus; Covid-19; English word-formation; neologisms; semantics; vocabulary;

    Abstract : The aim of the present study is to investigate frequencies and semantic usages of the word element iso in a corpus of newspapers and magazines related to COVID-19, the so called the Coronavirus Corpus. The coronavirus pandemic has led to many new words and expressions and it is thus of interest to examine how often such neologisms are used, as well as what they might communicate semantically. READ MORE

  3. 2. English Word Formation Processes: The use of affixations and implications for second language learning : A Case Study of Swedish Secondary Schools Grades 7-9

    University essay from Högskolan i Gävle/Avdelningen för humaniora

    Author : Jeannette Håkansson; [2021]
    Keywords : Word Formation processes WFP ; Affixation. interlanguage; intralanguage; Contrastive Analysis CA Error Analysis EA ; Communicative language teaching CLT ;

    Abstract : This work explains the types of affixation errors second language learners make when learning English word formation processes, especially derivational and inflectional affixations. The data for the study were collected as primary sources from two secondary schools in Sweden. READ MORE

  4. 3. Word Segmentation for Classification of Text

    University essay from Uppsala universitet/Institutionen för informationsteknologi

    Author : Anusha Anusha; [2019]
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    Abstract : Compounding is a highly productive word-formation process in some languages that is often problematic for natural language processing applications. Word segmentation is the problem of splitting a string of written language into its component words. READ MORE

  5. 4. The Distribution and Spread of English Loanwords : Some Indications from Written Bangla in Articles concerned with Science, Culture, Lifestyle, and Religion.

    University essay from Stockholms universitet/Engelska institutionen

    Author : Christopher Fröderberg Shaiek; [2014]
    Keywords : English; loanwords; distribution; written text; Bangla; science; lifestyle; culture; religion.;

    Abstract : English has served as a donor language of loanwords to many different languages in the world. One of these languages is Bangla. READ MORE

  6. 5. Functional shift and semantic change in Lord of the Rings Online

    University essay from Akademin för utbildning, kultur och kommunikation

    Author : Susanne Norlin; [2013]
    Keywords : Semantic change; functional shift; LotRO; MMORPG; English; pejoration; word formation process; metaphorical extension; amelioration; widening; denominal verbs.;

    Abstract : The purpose of this essay is to identify functional shifts and semantic changes in the Massively Multiplayer Online Role-Playing Game Lord of the Rings Online. The focus is on new uses of established terms in Standard English and the intent is to see how the word formation processes work in an online gaming environment, and identify the possible reasons behind them. READ MORE