Essays about: "linguistic features of language"

Showing result 21 - 25 of 83 essays containing the words linguistic features of language.

1. 21. Using Bidirectional Encoder Representations from Transformers for Conversational Machine Comprehension

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

   Author : Evangelina Gogoulou; [2019]
   Keywords : conversational machine comprehension; question answering; transformers; self-attention; language modelling; samtalsmaskinförståelse; frågesvar; transformatorer; självuppmärksamhet; språkmodellering;

   Abstract : Bidirectional Encoder Representations from Transformers (BERT) is a recently proposed language representation model, designed to pre-train deep bidirectional representations, with the goal of extracting context-sensitive features from an input text [1]. One of the challenging problems in the field of Natural Language Processing is Conversational Machine Comprehension (CMC). READ MORE

3. 22. “All Can Achieve Beauty” : A Diachronic Multimodal Text Analysis of Skin Care Advertisements 1920-2013

   University essay from Stockholms universitet/Engelska institutionen

   Author : Linn Wibom; [2019]
   Keywords : Multimodality; systemic functional linguistics; visual grammar; advertisements; beauty; skin care.;

   Abstract : Advertisements are multimodal texts created to get attention from potential customers in order to sell products. Previous research has shown how advertisements’ visual and verbal features make up ideological codes that are used to affect readers. READ MORE

4. 23. Linguistic sexism in a digitally native news outlet : A study on linguistic sexism at lexical and discourse levels in Buzzfeed News

   University essay from Karlstads universitet/Institutionen för språk, litteratur och interkultur (from 2013)

   Author : Johanna Hammarqvist Kristensen; [2019]
   Keywords : Sexism; digitally native; newspaper language; Buzzfeed; feminist stylistics; Sexism; digitalt inhemsk; digitally native; tidningsspråk; Buzzfeed; feministisk stilistik;

   Abstract : In 2018, most news articles are consumed online from a digitally native news outlet and it is therefore appropriate to examine the presence of linguistic sexism in the digitally native news site Buzzfeed News. The material is made up of 159 articles collected from Buzzfeed News. READ MORE

5. 24. Imitation PedagogyDeveloping Argumentative Abilities in Swedish Upper-Secondary School

   University essay from Örebro universitet/Institutionen för humaniora, utbildnings- och samhällsvetenskap

   Author : Andreas Dahlberg; [2019]
   Keywords : Imitation; mentor text; scaffolding; language awareness; language control; critical language;

   Abstract : This essay presents an interventional field study that aims to refine practice in the English classroom in Swedish upper-secondary school by implementing imitation pedagogy. Imitation pedagogy is essentially learning to analyze and imitate texts’ internal structure for developing one’s own production. READ MORE

6. 25. The Voice of the Voiceless : The use of African American Vernacular English and linguistic discourses in Tupac Shakur's Changes

   University essay from Högskolan Väst/Avd för utbildningsvetenskap och språk

   Author : Zahra Motavalli; [2019]
   Keywords : African American Vernacular English; discourse; representation; political activism; Tupac Shakur; Engelska; diskurser; representation; politisk aktivism; språkbruk;

   Abstract : Tupac Amaru Shakur was a successful African American musician, poet, and actor most renowned for tackling controversial subject matters in his music as well as using it as a platform to highlight his political opinions and social activism. Tupac used African American Vernacular English (AAVE) in his music. READ MORE