Essays about: "sociolinguistic"

Showing result 11 - 15 of 66 essays containing the word sociolinguistic.

  1. 11. Multilingual literature in a Swedish classroom : A sequential analysis regarding code-switching in This Is How You Lose Her by Junot Diaz

    University essay from Södertörns högskola/Institutionen för kultur och lärande

    Author : Aso Mohamad; [2020]
    Keywords : Code-switching; Education; politeness; Sequential analysis;

    Abstract : This essay explores sociolinguistic implications in the novel This Is How You Lose Her by Junot Diaz. I investigate this literary work of Diaz in terms of the usage of code-switching by applying an adaptation of conversation analysis and a theoretical framework provided by Brown and Levinson (1999) that suggests that code-switching can be used to achieve interactional goals with other speakers. READ MORE

  3. 12. A study of bai and tai : A sociolinguistic variation study of the sentence-final particles bai and tai used in the Fukuoka dialect.

    University essay from Högskolan Dalarna/Japanska

    Author : Gabriel Levander; [2020]
    Keywords : Japan; dialect; particles;

    Abstract : This paper investigated the difference of usage of the sentence-final particles of bai and tai that are used in the Fukuoka dialect from a sociolinguistic variation study perspective. Social factors such as age, gender and social network were gathered through a survey, in which the results were analyzed, and patterns identified. READ MORE

  4. 13. Swedish and Greek Teachers’ Perceptions of their Role in Heritage Language Education

    University essay from Stockholms universitet/Institutionen för pedagogik och didaktik

    Author : Eirini Akavalou; [2020]
    Keywords : Heritage language; heritage language education; heritage language teachers; language maintenance; ethnic identity; ethnolinguistic vitality; sociolinguistics; Greek; Swedish.;

    Abstract : Migration flows have created various educational needs worldwide. One such is HeritageLanguage Education as people claim their right to connect with their cultural, traditional,religious and linguistic background while they reside abroad. Ethnic communities haveestablished settings in which they aim to sustain their ethnolinguistic capital. READ MORE

  5. 14. "Play ball!" : A Study of Speech Variations and Characteristics of UK Sports Commentary

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

    Author : Liisa Bergström; [2020]
    Keywords : sports commentary; speech variations; sociolinguistics; accents; dialects; gender; jargon; slang; colloquialisms; sports;

    Abstract : This study uncovers how and to what extent UK sports commentaries vary in terms of speech variations and other sociolinguistic factors, such as social class and gender, in relation to the social status with which different sports are associated. It also analyses how the use of jargon, slang, colloquial forms of English, and other linguistic features are incorporated in the commentaries of the sports and how it affects the information expressed by the commentators. READ MORE

  6. 15. Speech fright : A study into communication apprehension and self-perceived communication competence among upper-secondary Swedish ESL/EFL students

    University essay from Stockholms universitet/Engelska institutionen

    Author : Eren Durak; [2020]
    Keywords : Communication apprehension; language anxiety; willingness to communicate; second language acquisition; self-perceived communication competence; Swedish national agency; ESL EFL;

    Abstract : The topic of communication apprehension and self-perceived communication competence in a second language learning has had a growing resurgence in recent years. The consensus among scholars is that communication apprehension is disruptive and can manifest in difficulties and disabilities for second language acquisition. READ MORE