Essays about: "non-standard language"

Showing result 16 - 20 of 26 essays containing the words non-standard language.

1. 16. Negation in Germanic languages : A micro-typological study on negation

   University essay from Avdelningen för allmän språkvetenskap

   Author : Carles Fuster Sansalvador; [2013]
   Keywords : Germanic; negation; word order; micro-typology; typology; Germanska språk; negation; ordföljd; typologi; mikrotypologi;

   Abstract : Traditionally, typological classifications have been done in a macro-typological perspective; that is,they have been based on balanced world-wide samples of languages, which often avoid includingclosely related languages, since these are supposed to act alike with respect to their typologicalfeatures and structures. However, attention has recently been drawn to the idea that even closelyrelated languages, as well as dialects within languages, may differ on their typological features. READ MORE

3. 17. Negation in Romance languages : A micro-typological study on negation

   University essay from Stockholms universitet/Avdelningen för allmän språkvetenskap

   Author : Camilla Lindblom; [2013]
   Keywords : ;

   Abstract : Languages that are genealogically or areally related often exhibit similar typological features due to their affinity. Large scale typological studies aiming to explain universal patterns and structural variation tend to exclude data from genealogical and areally related languages not to compromise the validity of the results. READ MORE

4. 18. Non-Standard English in Children’s Movies: A Gender Perspective

   University essay from Göteborgs universitet/Institutionen för språk och litteraturer

   Author : Ida Wilson; [2012-06-30]
   Keywords : gender; gender-related variation; phonological and grammatical variables; non-standard English; media; children; sociolinguistics;

   Abstract : Sociolinguists have repeatedly demonstrated that men use more nonstandard forms of English than women do and that this gender-related variation develops in early childhood. The present study has investigated whether these differences are reflected in gender-oriented movies targeting young children. READ MORE

5. 19. "Nobel Prize kind of stuff. Fo’ sho." An Analysis of the English Found in Food Blogs

   University essay from Göteborgs universitet/Institutionen för språk och litteraturer

   Author : Jasmine Andersson; [2012-06-27]
   Keywords : Non-Standard English; CMC Computer Mediated Communication Blogs; gender; netspeak;

   Abstract : This essay examines the frequency of Non-Standard English variants in six American food blogs in relation to gender and contents. The blog posts and commentaries of each blog were thoroughly analyzed to discern the frequency of Non-Standard variants. READ MORE

6. 20. Dialectal Speech in Literature and Translation : Bachelor Degree Thesis in English Linguistics

   University essay from Engelska

   Author : Elsa Bådagård; [2012]
   Keywords : Translation;

   Abstract : This essay studies how dialectal speech is reflected in written literature and how this phenomenon functions in translation. With this purpose in mind, Styron's Sophie's Choice and Twain's The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn are analysed using samples of non-standard orthography which have been applied in order to reflect the dialect, or accent, of certain characters. READ MORE