Essays about: "language change in english"

Showing result 11 - 15 of 88 essays containing the words language change in english.

  1. 11. Language, Gender, and Sexuality in EFL Textbooks : The Case of Greek Public Secondary Schools

    University essay from Stockholms universitet/Engelska institutionen

    Author : Maria Koutsoupaki; [2022]
    Keywords : language and gender; sexuality; non-binary; LGBTQ ; heteronormativity; queer theory; patriarchy; EFL; Greek public school; textbooks; interviews;

    Abstract : The past few decades have been marked by increasing awareness of issues pertaining to gender and sexuality, since both concepts have started being treated as continuums or spectrums, rather than as binaries. Therefore, the fields of gender and queer linguistics have been growing in significance, in an effort to identify underlying ideologies and biases in language, and to challenge them. READ MORE

  3. 12. Semantic change and the description of disability : A diachronic corpus study of lame, crippled, handicapped, and disabled

    University essay from Linnéuniversitetet/Institutionen för språk (SPR)

    Author : Andreas Johansson; [2022]
    Keywords : corpus of historical american english; euphemism; language change; lexical change; pejoration; semantics;

    Abstract : With data from the Corpus of Historical American English, this study charts the semantic development of lame, crippled, handicapped, and disabled from the 1900s to the 2010s. Using both qualitative concordance line examination and frequency data, it attempts to determine what types of change have occurred in American English (as represented by COHA) within each adjective. READ MORE

  4. 13. Briefly put, authenticity makes it more interesting! : A study of the role of authentic written communication

    University essay from Malmö universitet/Institutionen för kultur, språk och medier (KSM)

    Author : Yvonne Efverlund; Miriam Anyadi; [2022]
    Keywords : Authentic audience; Authenticity; English as a second language ESL ; Written communication;

    Abstract : Currently, too many pupils complete meaningless one-way writing tasks, which only their teachers receive, which makes increasing authenticity in the language contexts crucial for learners. The purpose of this study is to investigate: the experiences and opinions of two ESL 7-9 teachers in two schools in southern Sweden regarding their practices of authenticity in learning task instructions, the views of their pupils towards these writing tasks, and the benefits and challenges of integrating an authentic writing task. READ MORE

  5. 14. Motivation to study English as a foreign language : A comparative study of the motivation to study EFL in newly arrived immigrant students and their Swedish-born peers

    University essay from Högskolan Dalarna/Institutionen för lärarutbildning

    Author : My Gustafsson; [2022]
    Keywords : Motivation; EFL; newly arrived students; integrative; instrumental; L2 Motivational Self System;

    Abstract : English as a foreign language (EFL) is considered one of the most important subjects within the Swedish school system, and a passing grade is crucial for students’ graduation from secondary school. However, many schools have found that this English requirement proves a challenge for some newly arrived teenagers. READ MORE

  6. 15. A Study of Semantic Change in the Word viral

    University essay from Högskolan Väst/Institutionen för individ och samhälle

    Author : Eldar Jusovic; [2022]
    Keywords : Semantics; Semantic change; Diachronic change; Corpus; Collocation; Context analysis; viral; WWW; dictionaries;

    Abstract : With diachronic corpus over the time periods, I selected a word that might be suitable for this type of study for detecting if potential semantic changes have occurred. In this study, I explored the lexical semantics of the word viral to see if the World Wide Web (WWW) has influenced the word. READ MORE