Essays about: "generic pronoun"
Found 4 essays containing the words generic pronoun.
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1. Reader Address and its Translation in a Gardening Guide : Pronouns, Modals and Imperatives
University essay from Linnéuniversitetet/Institutionen för språk (SPR)Abstract : This study examines the translation of three forms of reader address from English to Swedish in a gardening guidebook – the pronoun you as a second person reference and generic reference, modal verbs, and imperatives. The translation was made by the author of this study. READ MORE
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2. Male-biased language: a diachronic corpus study of neutralization strategy in gender-based linguistic reforms
University essay from Stockholms universitet/Engelska institutionenAbstract : This paper focuses on the use of English epicene pronouns in discourse which most individuals are exposed to on an everyday basis. Gender-based linguistic reforms have been implemented since the beginning of the 1970s, to achieve a more non-sexist language. READ MORE
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3. He or She or They : Generic pronoun use among Finnish and Swedish L2 speakers of English
University essay from Stockholms universitet/Engelska institutionenAbstract : The use of pronouns by native Finnish and Swedish L2 speakers of English was tested in order to discover a possible cross-linguistic transfer. The participants were tasked to refer to gender-ambiguous antecedents in both oral and written form as well as report their attitudes towards issues regarding gendered language and gender in society. READ MORE
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4. The Swedish MFA Design Programme Curriculum and its Translation in English
University essay from Göteborgs universitet/Institutionen för språk och litteraturerAbstract : In this essay the language of the Curriculum of the MFA Programme in Design at the University of Gothenburg is investigated. The approach is a Systemic Functional Linguistic approach and a comparison between the Swedish original and its translation in English is made. READ MORE