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1. 1. Exploring the Uniqueness of Tulu: An Empirical Investigation of the Three Past Forms in the Dravidian Language of Tulu Nadu

   University essay from Uppsala universitet/Institutionen för lingvistik och filologi

   Author : Freja Lindgren; [2023]
   Keywords : Tulu language; verbal morphology; Dravidian languages; past tense; fieldwork; perfectivity; imperfectivity; perfect; stative; discontinuous;

   Abstract : This thesis investigates three different so-called “past tense forms” in Tulu, a Dravidian language spoken in the south-western Indian states of Karnataka and Kerala. Through fieldwork material collected by the author, this thesis provides a comprehensive analysis of the usage and functions of the three forms in Tulu. READ MORE

3. 2. On the morphosyntax of main and subordinate clauses in Xokleng

   University essay from Lunds universitet/Allmän språkvetenskap

   Author : David Gert; [2019]
   Keywords : subordination; word order; Xokleng; nominalization; Languages and Literatures;

   Abstract : This is a thesis on the Gê language of Xokleng and its means of subordination. This work is based on previous publication on the Xokleng language (Urban 1985, Gakran 2005, Gakran 2015). In this highly isolation language with almost no inflection, a large set of grammatical and lexical monosyllabic particles are used to express TAM(E). READ MORE

4. 3. 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

5. 4. 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

6. 5. Revisiting Reduplication : Toward a description of reduplication in predicative signs in Swedish Sign Language

   University essay from Stockholms universitet/Institutionen för lingvistik

   Author : Carl Börstell; [2011]
   Keywords : Reduplication; mouthing; doubling; oral reduplication; Swedish Sign Language; event structure; pluractionality; plurality; morphology;

   Abstract : This study investigates the use of reduplication with predicative signs in Swedish Sign Language (SSL), and also the related phenomena doubling and displacement. Reduplication in SSL typically expresses plurality of events and/or referents, but may also express intensification, ongoing event or generic activity. READ MORE