Essays about: "polysemous"
Showing result 1 - 5 of 10 essays containing the word polysemous.
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1. A Corpus-Based Study of the three Near-Synonyms : Change, Alter and Modify and Their Collocations
University essay from Högskolan Dalarna/Institutionen för språk, litteratur och lärandeAbstract : An important component of nativelike language production is linked to the knowledge of near-synonyms and their collocational patterns. The purpose of this corpus-based study was three-fold: (a) an examination of the frequency distribution across registers of the three near-synonyms change, alter, and modify; (b) their collocational patterns; and (c) their interchangeability. READ MORE
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2. Hedges in Translation : A Study on the Translation of Hedging Devices from English to Swedish in a Non-Fiction Text
University essay from Linnéuniversitetet/Institutionen för språk (SPR)Abstract : This paper examines the translation of hedging devices from English to Swedish in a non-fiction history book, and more specifically, which strategies are used in the translation process and why. To get a clear overview of the different hedging devices that are found in the ST, they are divided into categories, which are then analyzed individually with illustrative examples. READ MORE
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3. The language of vision in four Aslian speech communities : an introductory investigation of basic vision verbs
University essay from Lunds universitet/Avdelningen för lingvistik och kognitiv semiotik; Lunds universitet/Allmän språkvetenskapAbstract : Vision is often considered to top the hierarchy of the senses, reflected for example in the high relative frequency of vision verbs, in comparison to other perception verbs. Results from some previous studies, however, have shown that there is greater cross-linguistic variation concerning perception language than previously thought, emphasising other sense modalities than vision. READ MORE
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4. A Corpus-Based Study of the three Near-Synonyms : Change, Alter and Modify and Their Collocations
University essay from Högskolan Dalarna/Institutionen för språk, litteratur och lärandeAbstract : An important component of nativelike language production is linked to the knowledge of near-synonyms and their collocational patterns. The purpose of this corpus-based study was three-fold: (a) an examination of the frequency distribution across registers of the three near-synonyms change, alter, and modify; (b) their collocational patterns; and (c) their interchangeability. READ MORE
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5. "Pun Intended" : The Possible Implementation of Puns to Teach Swedish Upper Secondary School Learners about Meanings of Polysemous Words in the L2 English Classroom
University essay from Högskolan i Halmstad/Akademin för lärande, humaniora och samhälleAbstract : This study aims to investigate to what extent Swedish upper secondary school learners of L2 English understand the meanings of polysemous words and whether puns can be used to teach such words. A test and two questionnaires were constructed to retrieve data from both students and teachers. READ MORE
