Essays about: "grammatical gender"

Showing result 16 - 20 of 28 essays containing the words grammatical gender.

1. 16. ORE WA BOKU JA NAI. Second Language Identities: Swedish exchange student’s usage of first person pronouns in Japanese

   University essay from Göteborgs universitet/Institutionen för språk och litteraturer

   Author : Madeleine Finck Björgen; [2018-06-13]
   Keywords : japanska; SLA; identity; Japanese; first person pronouns; gendered language;

   Abstract : This study aims to further investigate how expression of gender identity in Japanese takes form, with focus on the grammatical category 1S pronouns, such as watashi (私), watakushi (私), ore (俺) and boku (僕). This study includes both a quantitative and qualitative approach towards usage of Japanese’s 1S pronouns. READ MORE

3. 17. Choice of Conditional: Nara Nonara and Nodattara

   University essay from Lunds universitet/Japanska

   Author : Niklas Nyberg; [2017]
   Keywords : Japanese; Conditionals; Nara; Nonara; Nodattara; Noda; Copula.; Languages and Literatures;

   Abstract : The purpose of this thesis is to differentiate between the usage of three very similar Japanese conditionals: nara, nonara, and nodattara. A questionnaire study to find connections between the choice of conditionals depending on the surrounding expressions was conducted to establish potential rules and patterns of usage. READ MORE

4. 18. Grammatical gender in Hindukush languages : An areal-typological study

   University essay from Stockholms universitet/Institutionen för lingvistik

   Author : Julia Lautin; [2016]
   Keywords : Grammatical gender; areal-typology; Hindukush; animacy; nominal categories; Grammatiskt genus; arealtypologi; Hindukush; animacitet; nominala kategorier;

   Abstract : In the mountainous area of the Greater Hindukush in northern Pakistan, north-western Afghanistan and Kashmir, some fifty languages from six different genera are spoken. The languages are at the same time innovative and archaic, and are of great interest for areal-typological research. READ MORE

5. 19. Who Did You Say You Were? : A case study of character creation through language usage in Takarazuka plays

   University essay from Lunds universitet/Japanska

   Author : Helena Nilsson; [2016]
   Keywords : role language; yakuwarigo; archetypes; Kinsui; Vogler; Takarazuka; Japanese; Languages and Literatures;

   Abstract : This case study of the effectiveness of the usage of Japanese role language uses character portrayals from performances by the theatre company Takarazuka Revue to investigate how native Japanese speakers perceive characters solely based upon lexical or grammatical cues in spoken language. With a foundation in Satoshi Kinsui’s description of role language and Christopher Vogler’s character archetypes, a number of protagonists, antagonists and supporting characters were selected for their disparate characteristics and conformity with different stereotypes to see if there were particular speech patterns which could be seen for example among good and evil characters, or protagonists and non-protagonists. READ MORE

6. 20. Grammatical gender in Italian by Swedish-speaking L2 learners: a third age perspective

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

   Author : Irene Lami; [2016]
   Keywords : Foreign language learning; age; Italian L2; grammatical gender; gender agreement; geragogics; gerontology.; Languages and Literatures;

   Abstract : The language learning process by third age learners has recently become a field of interest for linguistic research. However, it has been studied mostly regarding psychological and cognitive considerations (stress, motivation, attention, memory, etc.), rather than according to language internal factors. READ MORE