Essays about: "pronouncing"
Showing result 1 - 5 of 9 essays containing the word pronouncing.
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1. Gende(r) in the Boston Accent: A linguistic analysis of Boston (r) from a gender perspective
University essay from Malmö universitet/Fakulteten för kultur och samhälle (KS)Abstract : The Boston accent is one of the most famous accents in the United States and is known for its non-rhoticity, which essentially means that Bostonians do not normally pronounce their r’s after vowels. While most Boston locals would tell you to ‘pahk the cah ova hea’ when you arrive in the city, not every Bostonian has the same level of non-rhoticity; this variation is due to a number of different factors, but arguably one of the most interesting factors, which this paper focuses on, is gender. READ MORE
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2. Features of Arabic-French code-switching in Morocco : a sociolinguistic case study on intra-sentential code-switching in Morocco
University essay from Lunds universitet/Arabiska; Lunds universitet/Masterprogram: Språk och språkvetenskapAbstract : This Master’s thesis is a sociolinguistic case study about intra-sentential code-switching, also known as code-mixing, between colloquial Moroccan Arabic and French. The data is collected by arranged interviews with focus groups consisting of university students in Rabat, Morocco, in order to investigate the trends and the extent of the occurrence of French in speech situations where intra- sentential code-switching between colloquial Moroccan Arabic and French is present. READ MORE
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3. Swedish Second Language Learners’ Ability to Pronounce English Contrastive Consonant Phonemes
University essay from Högskolan i Halmstad/Akademin för lärande, humaniora och samhälleAbstract : The purpose of this study is to investigate sixth form students’ pronunciation, and their exposure to English during their English lessons in school. The focus of the study is to investigate whether or not the students have problems with pronouncing the contrastive consonant phonemes that do not exist, or are rarely used in the Swedish language (i. READ MORE
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4. FACTORS DETERMINING THE INTENTION TO OBTAIN MUSIC LEGALLY : A quantitative research approaching the contemporary behaviour of consumers toward the legal acquisition of music in Sweden
University essay from Linnéuniversitetet/Institutionen för marknadsföring (MF)Abstract : This paper contributes to the emerging discussion about the modified behavioural intention of consumers abstaining from pirating and acquiring music through legal means (again) and aims at accurately depicting the key factors influencing the intention of Swedish consumers to acquire music legally. METHODOLOGY This quantitative study followed a deductive approach whereby hypotheses have been deduced from and formulated based on previous studies and present theories. READ MORE
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5. Oral Health and the Effect on Quality of Life in a Zambian population
University essay from Sektionen för hälsa och samhälleAbstract : The aim of this study was to investigate how oral health affects the quality of life among patients attending a dental clinic in Livingstone, and patients attending the Dental training school in Lusaka, Zambia. A total of 160 patients was consecutively selected and participated in the study, between the ages 16-68 (32 ± 11.8; mean ± SD). READ MORE
