Essays about: "korpusstudie"

Found 4 essays containing the word korpusstudie.

  1. 1. Existential Constructions and Constructions Predicating Existence

    University essay from Stockholms universitet/Institutionen för lingvistik

    Author : Staffan Olsson; [2022]
    Keywords : existential constructions; typology; formality; corpus study; existenskonstruktioner; typologi; formalitet; korpusstudie;

    Abstract : The term existential construction has been argued to be a misnomer, as the primary function of these constructions is not to predicate existence. In this study, I compare these constructions with ones whose primary function is to predicate existence using a stratified sample of European languages. READ MORE

  3. 2. See how far we’ve come : A corpus study of the source metaphor JOURNEY

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

    Author : Mohammad Miraz Hossain Khan; [2015]
    Keywords : conceptual metaphor theory; cognitive semantics; the source metaphor journey; teorin om konceptuella metaforer; kognitiv lingvistik; källmetaforen resa;

    Abstract : The present study is based on conceptual metaphor theory (CMT), which Lakoff and Johnson introduced in 1980. Data were taken from the Corpus of Contemporary American English (COCA), and three phrases (a long road, bumpy road and fork in the road) were investigated, in order to see how far the conceptual metaphor theory can be corroborated using authentic data. READ MORE

  4. 3. Should I use I? : A corpus-based study of first-person pronouns in scientific journals of different rankings

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

    Author : Olov Aronson; [2015]
    Keywords : first-person pronouns; genre roles; corpus study; research articles; förstapersonspronomen; genreroller; korpusanalys; forskningsartiklar;

    Abstract : According to earlier research, first-person pronouns are used in academic writing for a multitude of reasons. In this paper, the aim is to investigate if first-person pronouns are used to different extents or with different functions in articles from highly ranked scientific journals and articles from less highly ranked scientific journals. READ MORE

  5. 4. The Double Passive in Swedish : A case of creating raising verbs in the Scandinavian languages.

    University essay from Avdelningen för allmän språkvetenskap

    Author : Benny Söderberg; [2013]
    Keywords : Double Passive; Complex Passive; control; equi; raising; agent; infinitival complement; complementizer; LFG; dubbelpassiv; dubbel passiv; komplex passiv; kontrol; equi; raising; agent; infinitivkomplement; komplementerare; LFG;

    Abstract : The primary aim of this thesis is to map the syntactic and semantic nature, and the frequency of the Double Passive in Swedish. The results showed that the Double Passive is a control construction where the internal argument (OBJ) of the embedded verb is raised to subject of the s-passive matrix verb, and the verb of the infinitival complement co-occurs as an s-passive infinitive. READ MORE