Essays about: "prepositional phrase"

Showing result 1 - 5 of 7 essays containing the words prepositional phrase.

  1. 1. From the midst of darkness to a nugget of hope : Post-nominal of-phrases in translation

    University essay from Linnéuniversitetet/Institutionen för språk (SPR)

    Author : Susanne Mickelsson Sparv; [2020]
    Keywords : Compound; genitive variation; noun phrase; of-phrase; post-modifier; prepositional phrase; translation;

    Abstract : The aim of this thesis is to analyze how post-nominal of-phrases are translated from English to Swedish in a non-fiction text about the musician Dave Grohl and his band Foo Fighters. The analysis is both quantitative and qualitative. READ MORE

  3. 2. Translating between the lines : Decoding the syntactic condensation found in nominalisations and non-finite supplementive clauses

    University essay from Linnéuniversitetet/Institutionen för språk (SPR)

    Author : Vivian Marshall; [2019]
    Keywords : congruence; explicitation; nominalisation; non-finite supplementive clauses; translation studies; transposition;

    Abstract : The aim of this study is to examine how syntactically condensed structures are translated from English to Swedish in a non-fiction text. The analysis covers nominalisations and non-finite ing- and ed-clauses functioning as adverbials. READ MORE

  4. 3. On the Translation of Adjectival Pre-Modifiers : A Study of English-Swedish Translation Shifts

    University essay from Linnéuniversitetet/Institutionen för språk (SPR)

    Author : Roberto Draganic; [2018]
    Keywords : translation studies; Swedish; English; adjectives; pre-modification; translation shift; category shift;

    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

  5. 4. Selected topics in the grammar of Français Tirailleur : A corpus study

    University essay from Stockholms universitet/Avdelningen för allmän språkvetenskap

    Author : Anton Harry Norden; [2017]
    Keywords : Français Tirailleur; pidgin; contact language; noun phrase; même chose; circumlocution; Français Tirailleur; pidgin; kontaktspråk; nominalfras; même chose; cirkumlokution;

    Abstract : This corpus-based study describes some grammatical and lexical features of Français Tirailleur (FT), a pidgin spoken in the French colonial army from the mid-1800’s to the 1950’s. By examining the largest corpus available of the language, this study aims to (1) discern hitherto undescribed or strengthen previous claims about grammatical and lexical features of FT, (2) compare these features with its lexifier language and (3) identify changes over time. READ MORE

  6. 5. Processing filler-gap dependencies in an L2: An Event-Related Potential study

    University essay from Lunds universitet/Masterprogram: Språk och språkvetenskap

    Author : Andrea Schremm; [2012]
    Keywords : Languages and Literatures;

    Abstract : The present study investigated second language (L2) learners’ processing of filler-gap dependencies and tested the implications of Clahsen and Felser’s (2006) shallow structure hypothesis according to which L2 learners underuse syntactic information during the processing of these sentence types. Advanced L2 learners of English (native Swedish speakers) listened to English sentences with object-relative, subject-relative and finite complement clauses. READ MORE