Essays about: "spoken grammar"

Showing result 1 - 5 of 18 essays containing the words spoken grammar.

  1. 1. English Teachers’ Feedback on Students’ Written Texts in Years 7-9

    University essay from Malmö universitet/Institutionen för kultur, språk och medier (KSM)

    Author : Janan Fahad; [2022]
    Keywords : Formative assessment; oral feedback; written feedback.;

    Abstract : Formative feedback is an active tool for a productive classroom. However, it may affect students’ written language positively or negatively. We all need confirmation from trusted peers or teachers to learn and develop knowledge and understanding. READ MORE

  3. 2. Grammatical variation of English as a common tongue in Game of Thrones : Forms and dramatic effects

    University essay from Högskolan Väst/Avd för utbildningsvetenskap och språk

    Author : Jonas Rönni; [2020]
    Keywords : Grammar variation; Interlanguage; English as a lingua franca; Game of Thrones.;

    Abstract : This essay examines the grammar variation of English as a common tongue of two characters from the TV series, Game of Thrones. Scenes from season 1-7 of the series where the characters Irri and Grey Worm spoke the common tongue, English, were transcribed and examined using the concepts of interlanguage (IL) and English as a lingua franca (ELF) as analytic frameworks. READ MORE

  4. 3. A grammar sketch of Sauji : An Indo-Aryan language of Afghanistan

    University essay from Stockholms universitet/Avdelningen för allmän språkvetenskap

    Author : Nina Knobloch; [2020]
    Keywords : Sauji; Shina; Indo-Aryan languages; Hindukush Indo-Aryan; Afghanistan; Sauji; shinaspråk; indoariska språk; Hindukush-indoariska; Afghanistan;

    Abstract : This study presents selected features in the phonology and grammar of Sauji, an Indo-Aryan language spoken in a village in the Kunar province in north-eastern Afghanistan. Sauji belongs to a cluster of (western) Shina languages - a subgroup of the Hindukush Indo-Aryan languages, which are spoken in large parts of northernmost Pakistan, north-eastern Afghanistan, and the disputed Kashmir region. READ MORE

  5. 4. Discourse markers and English acquisition. : A corpus-based comparison of essays in year 9 of junior high school and year 3 of senior high school in Sweden

    University essay from Uppsala universitet/Institutionen för pedagogik, didaktik och utbildningsstudier

    Author : Annika Åborg; [2018]
    Keywords : Discourse markers; spoken grammar; written grammar; English acquisition; extramural English;

    Abstract : Using a corpus of school essays of Swedish students in year 9 and 12 of junior and senior high school, the present study compares the level of formality and frequency of discourse markers in the respective year groups. Based on previous literature, discourse markers found in the essays are categorized as either formal or informal. READ MORE

  6. 5. Selected topics in the grammar and lexicon of Matal

    University essay from Stockholms universitet/Institutionen för lingvistik

    Author : Allahverdi Verdizade; [2018]
    Keywords : Matal; Chadic languages; verbal morphology; Afroasiatic languages; Cameroon; parallel text; under-documented langauges; Matal; tchadspråk; verbmorfologi; afroasiatiska språk; Kamerun; parallelltext; underdocumenterade språk;

    Abstract : This thesis describes basic grammatical features and lexicon of Matal, a Chadic language spoken by around 18 000 people in northern Cameroon. A translation of the New Testament is used as a parallel text for the purposes of this study. The identified language structures are compared with other Chadic languages. READ MORE