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  1. 1. Dialect representation : Language varieties in The Witcher 3: The Wild Hunt

    University essay from Högskolan Väst/Avd för utbildningsvetenskap och språk

    Author : Emil Mattsson; [2018]
    Keywords : Tv-spel; sociolingvistik;

    Abstract : This study examines the dialect representation in CD PROJEKT RED's video game The Witcher: Wild Hunt. The study intends to contribute to an already narrow sociolinguistic field of research of how dialects are represented in video games, more precisely role-playing games. READ MORE

  3. 2. Ongoing Semantic Change in Seven Swedish Words : A questionnaire-based study

    University essay from Stockholms universitet/Avdelningen för allmän språkvetenskap

    Author : Elena Luzhkova; [2015]
    Keywords : sociolinguistics; semantics; semantic change; Swedish; questionnaire; age; sociolingvistik; semantik; semantisk förändring; svenska; frågeformulär; ålder;

    Abstract : The lexical semantics of a language is an area of linguistics that has many important implications for the life of modern society. It is important to understand how language change works and why this change occurs. READ MORE

  4. 3. Language and Identity : attitudes towards code-switching in the immigrant language classroom

    University essay from Institutionen för språkstudier

    Author : Linda Blomquist; [2009]
    Keywords : bilingualism; bilingual education; ethnic identity; second language acquisition; sociolinguistics; tvåspråkighet; tvåspråkig utbildning; etnisk identitet; andraspråksinlärning; sociolingvistik;

    Abstract : Although many studies have been conducted on second language acquisition and bilingual education, little is known about the role of language in the formation of identity by adolescent immigrants in the language classroom. More specifically, this study aims to investigate the use of code-switching by immigrant and refugee students learning Swedish and English in a high school preparatory program. READ MORE

  5. 4. Writing in Swedish as a First Language (L1) and English as a Foreign Language (FL): A Topic-Related Functional Perspective

    University essay from Lunds universitet/Allmän språkvetenskap

    Author : Christina Nilsson Posada; [2008]
    Keywords : Psycholinguistic cognitive approach; Writing behaviour; Key-stroke logging; Linguistics; Allmän språkvetenskap Lingvistik; Applied linguistics; foreign languages teaching; sociolinguistics; Tillämpad lingvistik; undervisning i främmande språk; sociolingvistik; Languages and Literatures;

    Abstract : This presentation reports on a study of the writing behaviour of some (n=21) Swedish speaking 14-15-year olds when composing in Swedish, their first language, and in English as a foreign language. The approach taken in this study is a psycholinguistic/cognitive one using the key-stroke logging tool, ScriptLog (Strömqvist & Karlsson, 2002; Strömqvist & Malmsten, 1998, see www. READ MORE

  6. 5. Codeswitching in print advertisements in Hong Kong and Sweden

    University essay from Lunds universitet/Allmän språkvetenskap

    Author : Carrie Leung; [2006]
    Keywords : Sociolinguistics; Codeswitching; Advertising; Bilingualism; Hong Kong; Cantonese - kantonesiska; Swedish - svenska; Kodväxling; Tvåspråkighet; Reklamspråk; Språkbyte; Applied linguistics; foreign languages teaching; sociolinguistics; Tillämpad lingvistik; undervisning i främmande språk; sociolingvistik; Languages and Literatures;

    Abstract : The present study focuses on the codeswitching phenomenon in Hong Kong and Swedish print newspaper advertisements. With a contrastive analysis of code-switched advertisements from Hong Kong and Sweden, this paper will also describe the patterns and structures of Cantonese-English and Swedish-English codeswitchings, what are mixed and the reasons why people code-switch. READ MORE