Essays about: "synonyms"

Showing result 41 - 45 of 58 essays containing the word synonyms.

  1. 41. Automatic Text Simplification via Synonym Replacement

    University essay from Linköpings universitet/Institutionen för datavetenskap; Linköpings universitet/Filosofiska fakulteten

    Author : Robin Keskisärkkä; [2012]
    Keywords : Lexical simplification; synonym replacement; SynLex;

    Abstract : In this study automatic lexical simplification via synonym replacement in Swedish was investigated using three different strategies for choosing alternative synonyms: based on word frequency, based on word length, and based on level of synonymy. These strategies were evaluated in terms of standardized readability metrics for Swedish, average word length, proportion of long words, and in relation to the ratio of errors (type A) and number of replacements. READ MORE

  3. 42. P.G. Wodehouse in translation to Japanese

    University essay from Lunds universitet/Japanska

    Author : Petronella Stille; [2012]
    Keywords : PG Wodehouse; Humour; Translation; Japanese; Languages and Literatures;

    Abstract : Those familiar with the various comically inclined works of P.G. Wodehouse are, or should be, well aware of his idiosyncrasies, particularly in terms of his usage of specific expressions and his inventiveness in using imagery to bring across his point. READ MORE

  4. 43. Instance-based ontology alignment using decision trees

    University essay from Institutionen för datavetenskap; Tekniska högskolan

    Author : Tahereh Boujari; [2012]
    Keywords : Biomedical ontologies; ontology alignment; decision tree classifier;

    Abstract : Using ontologies is a key technology in the semantic web. The semantic web helps people to store their data on the web, build vocabularies, and has written rules for handling these data and also helps the search engines to distinguish between the information they want to access in web easier. READ MORE

  5. 44. Sexpectations : Gender perspectives on language proficiencyin English among Swedes and Sweden Finns

    University essay from Engelska institutionen

    Author : Rebecca Philp; [2011]
    Keywords : Language proficiency; SLA; gender; sex; bilingualism; Swedes; Sweden Finns.; Språkfärdighet; andraspråksinlärning; genus; kön; tvåspråkighet; svenskar; Swerigefinnar;

    Abstract : The aim of this comparative study is to investigate language proficiency in English among Swedes and the Finnish-speaking population living in Sweden, henceforth referred to as Sweden Finns. The main issue is to discover to what extent Sweden Finns show similarity and how they differ from Swedes regarding their proficiency in English, concerning grammar and vocabulary. READ MORE

  6. 45. Meaning and usage variation of feminine and womanly in American literary history. A corpus based case study

    University essay from Lunds universitet/Engelska

    Author : Lavinia Ferm; [2011]
    Keywords : Languages and Literatures;

    Abstract : The original aim for this case study was to look at how two synonymous lexemes, feminine and womanly, have varied in meaning over time in both British and American literature and also, to see if there was a difference in the usage of the lexemes depending on whether the author was male or female. As can be read in Lyons (1995: 60), lexemes like feminine and womanly would be called near-synonyms in linguistic semantics, which means that they are very similar but not entirely identical in meaning. READ MORE