Essays about: "phrase structure"

Showing result 1 - 5 of 26 essays containing the words phrase structure.

1. 1. Could this phrase be more constructional? : A Construction Grammar approach to the COULD X BE MORE Y phrase from the television show Friends

   University essay from Stockholms universitet/Engelska institutionen

   Author : Linn Nordlander; [2024]
   Keywords : construction grammar; information structure; CXBMY; SAI; constructions; rhetorical questions; parody;

   Abstract : This thesis investigates the COULD X BE MORE Y phrase (CXBMY), well-known from the television show Friends, to argue for its qualification as a construction. By analyzing the phrase’s formal and functional features, as well as its frequency in the COCA corpus, this thesis compares the findings to the definition of constructions by Goldberg (2006, p. READ MORE

3. 2. Nested Noun Phrase Detection in English Text with BERT

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

   Author : Shweta Misra; [2023]
   Keywords : Phrase detection; nested noun phrase identification; phrase structure identification; sentence parsing; transformer models; machine learning; natural language processing; Frasdetektering; kapslad substantivfrasidentifiering; frasstrukturidentifiering; meningsanalys; transformers-modeller; maskininlärning; naturlig språkbehandling;

   Abstract : In this project, we address the task of nested noun phrase identification in English sentences, where a phrase is defined as a group of words functioning as one unit in a sentence. Prior research has extensively explored the identification of various phrases for language understanding and text generation tasks. READ MORE

4. 3. A comparison study of the JBXDMY construction inAmerican and British English

   University essay from Stockholms universitet/Engelska institutionen

   Author : Sebastian Sandström; [2023]
   Keywords : ;

   Abstract : The "Just Because X Doesn't Mean Y" (JBXDMY) construction initially emerged in the1850s as a spoken expression, typically employed to convey a negative implication to theinterlocutor. This syntactic structure is prevalent in both British and American English, withthe most frequently observed variant in the British corpora being "Just Because X doesn'tmean Y," and in the American corpora, "X That doesn't mean Y. READ MORE

5. 4. Necesitamos vivas a nuestras hijas [We need our daughters alive]: Tensions to the functioning of the human rights mechanism of AVGM - the role of civil society and impact of societal accountability in its activation - in the state of Ciudad de México

   University essay from Göteborgs universitet/Institutionen för globala studier

   Author : Amanda Jäverfelt; [2022-01-21]
   Keywords : ;

   Abstract : This study explores critical perspectives on the functioning of the mechanism of Alerta de Violencia de Género Contra Las Mujeres, a legal-institutional mechanism on the prevention and elimination of feminicidal violence in México. The study uses a case study of the Mexican state of Ciudad de México, and explores the functioning of the mechanism in relation to societal accountability, and rights consciousness as a means for participation. READ MORE

6. 5. Syntactic Crossroads: Testing L2 sensitivity to Strong Crossover in an online experiment.

   University essay from Stockholms universitet/Institutionen för svenska och flerspråkighet

   Author : Daniele Tucciarone; [2022]
   Keywords : ;

   Abstract : We investigated sensitivity of non-native speakers of English to the Strong Crossover (SCO) constraint and Binding Principle C. Taking Clahsen & Felser’s (2006) Shallow Structure Hypothesis as a theoretical foundation, we tested whether non-native speakers would show a similar ability in predictively processing syntactic gaps in Strong Crossover configurations as had English native speakers in Kush et al. READ MORE