Essays about: "exclamative"

Found 2 essays containing the word exclamative.

  1. 1. “Ha ha ha. Looks like the case is closed, ha ha ha” A Corpus Study of Imitative Interjections in the English Language

    University essay from Lunds universitet/Engelska

    Author : Sigrid Sundmark; [2020]
    Keywords : interjection; imitative interjection; onomatopoeia; spoken language; sound symbolism; semantics; linguistics; exclamative; comics; oh; hmm; aha.; Languages and Literatures;

    Abstract : The focus of this bachelor’s essay is to investigate non-lexical interjections. In this study, imitative interjection proves to be an appropriate term for interjections such as mm-hmm and wow, with non-lexical properties distinguishing them from hey and yes. READ MORE

  3. 2. The Particle wo in Japanese - From Exclamative Particle to Case Marker

    University essay from Lunds universitet/Japanska; Lunds universitet/Masterprogram: Språk och språkvetenskap

    Author : Erika Andersson; [2013]
    Keywords : Japanese; particles; accusative; direct object; grammar; Languages and Literatures;

    Abstract : This thesis investigates the different usages of the wo particle in the Japanese language, from the time of the earliest sources of the 8th century up until today, by presenting examples from different genres and time periods. It shows that the accusative function of the particle has remained in the language at least from the earliest sources while the exclamatory and interjectional usages started to decline by the 12th century. READ MORE