Essays about: "sociolinguistic"

Showing result 16 - 20 of 66 essays containing the word sociolinguistic.

  1. 16. The Future of Tōhokuben: A sociolinguistic attitude study

    University essay from Lunds universitet/Japanska

    Author : Carl Leismark; [2019]
    Keywords : Japanese; Tōhoku; Tōhokuben; dialect; attitude; standardization; disaster; tsunami; 2011; extinction; opinions; future; Languages and Literatures;

    Abstract : This essay investigates the attitudes and thoughts amongst Japanese people regarding the dialects in the Tōhoku region of Japan. It aims to discover if Japanese people do think the dialect is going extinct, something which research seems to suggest. READ MORE

  3. 17. Native English-Swedish Bilinguals in Sweden : Across the borders of the three circles of English

    University essay from Uppsala universitet/Institutionen för lingvistik och filologi

    Author : Nicholas O'Neill; [2019]
    Keywords : global English; expanding circle; self-perception of sociolinguistic variation; national identity;

    Abstract : With nearly two billion speakers across the world, English has come to exist in all shapes and colors. Many functions and contexts in which English is found in the world are accounted for in the massive scientific effort to document the language’s global development. READ MORE

  4. 18. Address and Referential Terms in Swedish and British Schools : A Sociolinguistic Perspective

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

    Author : Amanda Gabrielsson; [2019]
    Keywords : Honorifics; Address terms; referential terms;

    Abstract : Modes of address between speakers in Sweden and the U.K differ from each other, yet both countries are influenced by similar mass media and aspects of globalization that otherwise generally lean towards linguistic convergence. Survey data from students and teachers in UK and Sweden has revealed some noteworthy differences. READ MORE

  5. 19. Students' Attitudes and Motivation regarding English Second Language Learning : A study of the effect of sociolinguistic factors

    University essay from Högskolan i Jönköping/Högskolan för lärande och kommunikation

    Author : Merna Toma; [2019]
    Keywords : Second Language Acquisition; Second Language Learning; Sociolinguistic Factors; Attitude; Motivation;

    Abstract : The aim of this study is to investigate how students think that sociolinguistic factors such as age, gender, social class, and ethnic identity affect their attitudes and motivation regarding English second language learning in the Swedish upper secondary school. A questionnaire consisting of both qualitative and quantitative questions has been distributed in order to examine students’ attitudes and motivation regarding English second language learning. READ MORE

  6. 20. Speaking Tumblr : A Case Study of Textual Communication on Social Media

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

    Author : Tove Elmgren; [2018]
    Keywords : cyberpragmatics; social media; netspeak; computer-mediated communication; functions; textual communication; internet linguistics; Tumblr; phatic communication; covert prestige;

    Abstract : This essay describes a case study of textual communication on the online social mediaplatform Tumblr. The aim of the research was to analyse the communicative functions and thestylistic, sociolinguistic, and pragmatic characteristics of textual discourse on Tumblr. READ MORE