Essays about: "pragmatics"

Showing result 41 - 45 of 59 essays containing the word pragmatics.

  1. 41. Language and pragmatic abilities in children with ADHD and/or Autism Spectrum Disorder : The importance of Speech and Language Pathologists in neurodevelopmental assessment

    University essay from Uppsala universitet/Logopedi

    Author : Johanna Hartler; [2016]
    Keywords : Language; pragmatics; narrative ability; ADHD; ASD; SLP; Språk; pragmatik; narrativ förmåga; ADHD; autism; logoped;

    Abstract : Children with neurodevelopmental disorders like Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder (ADHD) and/or Autism Spectrum Disorder (ASD) often suffer from variable impairments in language and pragmatic abilities. The purpose of this study was to investigate language and pragmatics in children with ADHD and/or ASD (D-group) compared with a control group with no diagnose (ND-group). READ MORE

  3. 42. Topicalisation and Left-Dislocation in European Portuguese

    University essay from Lunds universitet/Masterprogram: Språk och språkvetenskap

    Author : Robert Farren; [2016]
    Keywords : clitic left-dislocation; topicalization; topicalisation; CLLD; Portuguese; intonation; prosody; pragmatics; information structure; topic; Languages and Literatures; Social Sciences;

    Abstract : Topicalisation (TOP) and clitic left-dislocation (CLLD) are syntactic strategies in which some constituent occurs sentence-initially rather than in canonical position further to the right. European Portuguese is exceptional among Romance languages, as both TOP and CLLD can be used to place verbal arguments in clause-initial position. READ MORE

  4. 43. Where Did All the Double Entendres Go? : A study of televised double entendres’ linguistic similarities and differences in connection to social norms and cultural differences between the United Kingdom and the United States.

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

    Author : Rebecca Flander; [2016]
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    Abstract : This essay will examine fourteen selected clips of double entendres, also referred to as sexual innuendoes, from English-speaking films and TV-shows between the 1960s/1970s and 2010s. The aim was to determine whether the double entendres’ linguistic similarities and differences could be connected to generational differences and/or cultural differences between the United Kingdom and the United States. READ MORE

  5. 44. Internally Headed Relative Clauses : The complexities of a sentence within a sentence

    University essay from Lunds universitet/Japanska

    Author : Stina Hinderson; [2016]
    Keywords : Japanese; Japanese Linguistics; Internally Headed Relative clauses; Syntax; Relative Clauses; Pragmatics; Languages and Literatures;

    Abstract : This paper focuses on the use of relative clauses, specifically internally headed relative clauses in Japanese. Previous research on different types of relative clauses occurring in Japanese is also presented. The main purpose of the thesis is to give an up to date analysis of the understanding of relative clauses. READ MORE

  6. 45. An attempt to get access to a speaker’s mind : The expectation marker actually in spoken conversation

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

    Author : Johanna Karlsson; [2015]
    Keywords : pragmatics; discourse particles; actually; context;

    Abstract : The use of the expectation marker actually in spoken conversation is an interesting topic. This study investigates the different functions of actually and the importance of context in eight spoken conversations from the Santa Barbara Corpus of Spoken American English. READ MORE