Essays about: "spoken production"
Showing result 16 - 20 of 24 essays containing the words spoken production.
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16. ‘Neutral, native-like or authentic’ : Investigating attitudes and beliefs of expanding circle speakers of English
University essay from Stockholms universitet/Engelska institutionenAbstract : The status of English as the language of international communication is by now well-established. However, in the past 16 years, research has tried to emphasize the fact that the English spoken in international contact situations and between people with other first languages than English has different needs than the English spoken locally amongst native speakers, resulting in the emergence of English as a lingua franca (ELF) as a scholarly field. READ MORE
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17. Watch your weight! A corpus-based study of end-weight constructions in the speech of native speakers and Swedish learners of English
University essay from Göteborgs universitet/Institutionen för språk och litteraturerAbstract : When we engage in conversation, it is necessary to order our speech so that others can understand us. To avoid potentially problematic internal elements, there is a tendency to place heavy clause constituents in sentence-final position. This is known as end-weight. READ MORE
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18. A Linguistic Analysis of the Written Production of Second Language Learners : The Variation of Article Usage by Adult Chinese Learners of English
University essay from EngelskaAbstract : This study aims to test Robertson’s lexical transfer principle, which posits that Chinese learners use demonstratives (particularly this) and the numeral one as markers of definiteness and indefiniteness. This is tested by analysing Chinese learners’ written production collected from the Spoken and Written English Corpus of Chinese Learners 2. READ MORE
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19. The genetic background of oxytocin and its importance for maternal behaviour of sows
University essay from SLU/Dept. of Animal Breeding and GeneticsAbstract : Oxytocin is today widely spoken of as a "feel good" hormone. Recent research has increased interest in the hormone and its role in social and sexual interactions, as well as its importance for complex behavioral patterns. There is evidence that oxytocin is released during physical contact and is said to suppress anxiety and stress. READ MORE
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20. English as a Lingua Franca in Europe : How is Cultural Diversity Expressed in the Common Tongue?
University essay from Uppsala universitet/Teologiska institutionenAbstract : This thesis argues against the claim of linguistic and cultural homogenization widely believed to be induced by the spread of English worldwide by looking at how native and non-native speakers alike re-appropriate the perceived model of 'Standard English' to fit the frames of their own culture and to express their own identity. The hypothesis that this thesis builds on is that the language each of us speaks reflects one's own individual background, the communities that one belongs to, and the identity that one wants to convey. READ MORE
