Essays about: "korpus"

Showing result 21 - 25 of 35 essays containing the word korpus.

  1. 21. Good cop, bad cop? : A corpus analysis on the semantic prosody of the noun cop

    University essay from Karlstads universitet/Fakulteten för humaniora och samhällsvetenskap (from 2013)

    Author : Simon Lund; [2018]
    Keywords : Corpus linguistics; semantic prosody; cop; corpus; Korpuslingvistik; semantisk prosodi; cop; korpus;

    Abstract : The public opinion on the favourability towards the police varies greatly in the different populations in the United States. This is a corpus linguistic study that investigates a possible change in semantic prosody of the word cop. READ MORE

  3. 22. -S morphemes in L2 English : An investigation into student essays in grades 6, 9, and 12 in Sweden

    University essay from Mälardalens högskola/Akademin för utbildning, kultur och kommunikation

    Author : Klara Joelsson; [2018]
    Keywords : SLA; morphology; plural; third person singular present tense; contracted verb form; possessive; -s morphemes; Swedish; English; transfer; corpus; andraspråksinlärning; morfologi; plural; tredje person singular; sammandragna verb; genetiv; -s morphemer; svenska; engelska; språköverföring; korpus;

    Abstract : Swedish students’ morpheme acquisition order in English, including the acquisition of -s morphemes, is a relatively unstudied topic. Given the morphological differences between the English and Swedish languages, students learning English in Sweden may encounter difficulties in the use of the third person singular present tense -s morpheme. READ MORE

  4. 23. Phonotactic Structures in Swedish : A Data-Driven Approach

    University essay from Stockholms universitet/Institutionen för lingvistik

    Author : Felix Hultin; [2017]
    Keywords : Phonotactics; computational phonology; trie; finite automata; pattern matching; regular languages; Fonotax; beräkningsbar fonologi; trie; ändlig automat; mönstermatchning; reguljära språk;

    Abstract : Ever since Bengt Sigurd laid out the first comprehensive description of Swedish phonotactics in 1965, it has been the main point of reference within the field. This thesis attempts a new approach, by presenting a computational and statistical model of Swedish phonotactics, which can be built by any corpus of IPA phonetic script. READ MORE

  5. 24. Selected topics in the grammar of Français Tirailleur : A corpus study

    University essay from Stockholms universitet/Avdelningen för allmän språkvetenskap

    Author : Anton Harry Norden; [2017]
    Keywords : Français Tirailleur; pidgin; contact language; noun phrase; même chose; circumlocution; Français Tirailleur; pidgin; kontaktspråk; nominalfras; même chose; cirkumlokution;

    Abstract : This corpus-based study describes some grammatical and lexical features of Français Tirailleur (FT), a pidgin spoken in the French colonial army from the mid-1800’s to the 1950’s. By examining the largest corpus available of the language, this study aims to (1) discern hitherto undescribed or strengthen previous claims about grammatical and lexical features of FT, (2) compare these features with its lexifier language and (3) identify changes over time. READ MORE

  6. 25. Understanding the 'mess' in text messages : An analysis of humorous text message exchanges shared in social media platforms

    University essay from Karlstads universitet/Institutionen för språk, litteratur och interkultur

    Author : Anna Andersson; [2016]
    Keywords : misunderstanding; short message service SMS ; humor; social media; cross- platform sharing; Pinterest; missförstånd; textmeddelande SMS ; humor; sociala medier; Pinterest;

    Abstract : The concept 'mess-understanding' has circulated in online media and is so prevalent that it is now included in the Urban Dictionary. The folk concept of mess-understandings is a pun for misunderstandings arising in an online media context. READ MORE