Essays about: "pragmatic linguistic"

Showing result 1 - 5 of 30 essays containing the words pragmatic linguistic.

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. The Integration of Chinese Internet Neologisms into Everyday Language: An Empirical Study Using Baidu Index and Online Surveys

   University essay from Lunds universitet/Kinesiska; Lunds universitet/Masterprogram: Språk och språkvetenskap

   Author : Weicheng Li; [2023]
   Keywords : Internet neologisms; language integration; search trends; familiarity; patterns; Languages and Literatures;

   Abstract : The emergence of the Internet language has profoundly impacted everyday communication in China. This study examines the integration of Chinese Internet neologisms into everyday language. READ MORE

4. 3. Shakespeare's Language : Styles and meanings in King Lear relating to power

   University essay from Högskolan i Halmstad/Akademin för lärande, humaniora och samhälle

   Author : Marianne Vifell Waters; [2023]
   Keywords : Early Modern English; Shakespeare; King Lear; social rank; gender; power; possession; Semantic and Pragmatic theories.;

   Abstract : This is a linguistic study that will apply theories as a way of understanding the contexts of aspects of the play King Lear by William Shakespeare, as they relate to the possession, and exercise of power. It focuses on targeting and exploring the language of the play and how it impacts characters’ behaviour to gain or sustain power. READ MORE

5. 4. Gender and Extramural English : A Study Investigating Gender-Related Linguistic Features of Hedges, Minimal Responses, and Interruptions in the Possible Extramural English Activity of Watching a Reality TV-Show

   University essay from Södertörns högskola/Lärarutbildningen

   Author : Elizabeth Hilton; [2022]
   Keywords : Extramural English EE ; Gender; Pragmatics; Hedges; Minimal Responses; Interruptions ;

   Abstract : The present study aims to examine the linguistic features of hedges, minimal responses and interruptions used by the female and male participants in the possible extramural activity of the reality-TV show Love is Blind. The term Extramural English (EE) refers to English that students are exposed to outside the classroom. READ MORE

6. 5. English profanities in Nordic-language tweets : A comparative quantitative study

   University essay from Linnéuniversitetet/Institutionen för språk (SPR)

   Author : Johannes Widegren; [2022]
   Keywords : Profanity; swearing; swear words; bad language; pragmatic borrowing; loanwords; contact linguistics; Nordic languages; Twitter; geo-tagging; Nordic Tweet Stream; adaptation; Fula ord; svärord; pragmatiska lån; lånord; kontaktlingvistik; nordiska språk; Twitter; geo-taggar; Nordic Tweet Stream; anpassning;

   Abstract : English profanities (i.e. potentially offensive words, including swear words) have been in use for decades in the Nordic languages – Icelandic, Norwegian, Danish, Swedish and Finnish – and offer a multitude of opportunities for linguistic expression, along with the domestic, heritage profanities in each language. READ MORE