Essays about: "stative verbs"

Found 5 essays containing the words stative verbs.

1. 1. Is the development of the English progressive in L1 children a U-shaped curve?

   University essay from Lunds universitet/Engelska

   Author : Carl-Staffan Svenbro; [2019]
   Keywords : progressive aspect; overgeneralization; U-Shaped development; L1; children; stative verbs; child language development; Eve; Adam; Sarah; Brown corpus; Carterette and Jones corpus; pattern-matching algorithm; adjusted frequencies; Languages and Literatures;

   Abstract : This essay is concerned with whether the progressive aspect is overgeneralized by children, using it with stative verbs. The study targets the age interval 1 to 10 years and adults. The matter was investigated in several child corpora and adult corpora. READ MORE

3. 2. Français Tirailleur : - A Corpus Study

   University essay from Avdelningen för allmän språkvetenskap

   Author : Hedvig Skirgård; [2013]
   Keywords : francais; tirailleur; pidgin; west africa; senegal; tirailleur senegalais; lucie cousturier; mangin;

   Abstract : Français Tirailleur (FT) är ett pidginspråk som talades av västafrikanska soldateroch deras vita officerare i den franska kolonialarmen cirka 1857-1954. Den häruppsatser beskriver denna språkvatietet utifrån ett korpus som består av de dokumenteradeyttranden som hittills hittats. READ MORE

4. 3. "But one day she met this wonderful boy,he make her smile and believe in her self": : An Investigation into the Construction of Gender in School pupils' essays

   University essay from Institutionen för humaniora och samhällsvetenskap

   Author : Ulrika Lysén Frej; [2009]
   Keywords : Keywords: gender; education; texts; Halliday; adjectives; verbs; nouns; predicatives.;

   Abstract : This essay analysed how gender is established in students’ texts. The aim of the study was to find out if the students in a class in an upper secondary school were able to produce texts where female and male subjects were not influenced by prevailing gender roles. The analysis was based on Halliday’s Functional Grammar Theory. READ MORE

5. 4. Verb Dynamics : a Study of Gender Roles in Blueprint A

   University essay from Ämnesavdelningen för svenska språket och engelska

   Author : Ulrika Lysén Frej; [2009]
   Keywords : English teaching books; gender; education; text; verbs; Halliday;

   Abstract : The teaching book is a very important device in schools and its potential impact can be considerable. This essay analyses how gender is established in one of the most common teaching books in upper secondary school, Blueprint A. The study aims to find out if the teaching book is stereotypical concerning the issue of gender equality. READ MORE

6. 5. Gender differences in Swedish students’ written texts and students’ identification of female and male language features

   University essay from Estetisk-filosofiska fakulteten

   Author : Lina Gyllgård; [2007]
   Keywords : gender and language; gender-based linguistic differences; comparative study;

   Abstract : The purpose of this study was to investigate if any linguistic differences between the sexes can be found in Swedish students’ compositions in English. My aim was also to investigate what features students perceive to be typically male or female. READ MORE