Essays about: "noun phrase length"
Found 4 essays containing the words noun phrase length.
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1. The complexity of linguistic complexity: a corpus-based study on development of phrasal complexity in written L2-Swedish
University essay from Lunds universitet/Allmän språkvetenskap; Lunds universitet/Masterprogram: Språk och språkvetenskapAbstract : The aim of this study was to establish whether or not a development of the complexity of the noun phrase, i.e. an increase in noun phrase elaboration could be observed in written L2 Swedish over time. READ MORE
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2. On the Translation of Adjectival Pre-Modifiers : A Study of English-Swedish Translation Shifts
University essay from Linnéuniversitetet/Institutionen för språk (SPR)Abstract : This study examined the translation of adjectival pre-modifiers (i.e. pre-modifying adjectives and pre-modifying participles) from English into Swedish. READ MORE
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3. Naming A World of Things – An investigation of the development of noun phrases in written expository discourse, from adolescents to expert writers
University essay from Lunds universitet/Allmän språkvetenskap; Lunds universitet/Masterprogram: Språk och språkvetenskapAbstract : One component in writing development is a more efficient use of syntactic tools. Later syntactic development, specifically that of the noun phrase, is an understudied area, notably so for Swedish. READ MORE
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4. Watch your weight! A corpus-based study of end-weight constructions in the speech of native speakers and Swedish learners of English
University essay from Göteborgs universitet/Institutionen för språk och litteraturerAbstract : When we engage in conversation, it is necessary to order our speech so that others can understand us. To avoid potentially problematic internal elements, there is a tendency to place heavy clause constituents in sentence-final position. This is known as end-weight. READ MORE