Essays about: "history of language"

Showing result 1 - 5 of 187 essays containing the words history of language.

1. 1. Relevant Dutch Lexical Influence in Contemporary Modern Japanese

   University essay from Lunds universitet/Avdelningen för japanska och kinesiska; Lunds universitet/Japanska

   Author : Willem Koen; [2024]
   Keywords : Japanese Language; Dutch-Japanese; Dutch Lexical influence; Loanwords; Lexical exchange; Lexical influence; Languages and Literatures;

   Abstract : During the Edo Period of Japanese history, many loanwords entered the Japanese language through communication with the Dutch. Now, 164 years after the last significant linguistic exchange took place between the Dutch and the Japanese, it is interesting to see what lexical influence still exists in contemporary modern Japanese and which loanwords have fallen out of use. READ MORE

3. 2. Translation Strategies for Chinese Mythology in Video Games : Comparing Effectiveness of Different Strategies by Meaning and Theme

   University essay from Uppsala universitet/Institutionen för lingvistik och filologi

   Author : Oscar Lindeborg; [2023]
   Keywords : Chinese translation; Chinese localization; Translation strategy; Chinese mythology; Chinese video games; Video games; Amazing Cultivation Simulator;

   Abstract : In this essay I will examine selected words from the video game Amazing Cultivation Simulator by GSQ Games. Amazing Cultivation Simulator is a video game developed in China and contains heavy themes of Chinese Fantasy. READ MORE

4. 3. Contextual short-term memory for LLM-based chatbot

   University essay from KTH/Skolan för elektroteknik och datavetenskap (EECS)

   Author : Mikael Lauri Aleksi Törnwall; [2023]
   Keywords : Chatbot; Artificial Intelligence; Machine Learning; Language Model; Large Language Model; GPT-3; Natural Language Processing; Text Summarization; Dialogue Summarization; Prompt Design; Prompt Programming; Chatbot; Artificiell Intelligens; Maskininlärning; Språkmodell; Stor Språkmodell; GPT-3; Naturlig Ppråkbehandling; Textsammanfattning; Sammanfattning av Dialog; Design för Inmatningsprompt; Inmatningsprompt Programmering;

   Abstract : The evolution of Language Models (LMs) has enabled building chatbot systems that are capable of human-like dialogues without the need for fine-tuning the chatbot for a specific task. LMs are stateless, which means that a LM-based chatbot does not have a recollection of the past conversation unless it is explicitly included in the input prompt. READ MORE

5. 4. Hackneyed Phrases : Intertextual and Linguistic Migrations in Tayeb Salih’s Season of Migration to The North

   University essay from Stockholms universitet/Institutionen för Asien- och Mellanösternstudier (IAM)

   Author : Adnan Mahmutovic; [2023]
   Keywords : Tayib Salih; migration; language; hybridity; postcolonial;

   Abstract : Tayeb Salih’s world-literary classic Season of Migration to The North (1967) has been read widely in Arabic as well as multiple world languages. Primarily examined in terms that pertain to the postcolonial field of study, it showcases all the well-rehearsed topics such as coloniser- colonised, identity, nationality, culture, hybridity, literature, language, gender, sexuality, historiography, and most importantly for this thesis: migration. READ MORE

6. 5. Gränslös : An architectural portrayal of Torne River Valley

   University essay from Umeå universitet/Arkitekthögskolan vid Umeå universitet

   Author : Julia Olström; [2023]
   Keywords : Torne River Valley; displacement; identity; heritage; narrative; agency of landscape;

   Abstract : This project takes place in a place far north, in a valley that has three rivers. The place is called Torne River Valley or Meänmaa, meaning “Our land” in Meänkieli. The thesis will address the identity displacement in Torne River Valley and the destructiveness of the colonisation of Sápmi. READ MORE