Essays about: "syntactic structure"

Showing result 1 - 5 of 38 essays containing the words syntactic structure.

1. 1. Could this phrase be more constructional? : A Construction Grammar approach to the COULD X BE MORE Y phrase from the television show Friends

   University essay from Stockholms universitet/Engelska institutionen

   Author : Linn Nordlander; [2024]
   Keywords : construction grammar; information structure; CXBMY; SAI; constructions; rhetorical questions; parody;

   Abstract : This thesis investigates the COULD X BE MORE Y phrase (CXBMY), well-known from the television show Friends, to argue for its qualification as a construction. By analyzing the phrase’s formal and functional features, as well as its frequency in the COCA corpus, this thesis compares the findings to the definition of constructions by Goldberg (2006, p. READ MORE

3. 2. Boundaries in a Software Service Organization : Identification and Explanation of Boundaries During Product Development in a Large Enterprise Context

   University essay from Jönköping University/Tekniska Högskolan

   Author : Albin Sandberg; [2023]
   Keywords : Boundaries; Boundary Objects; Knowledge Integration; Product Development; Software Services;

   Abstract : Introduction: The development of complex products requires specialized departments to handle the demands and to be competitive in the market. To handle the knowledge integration between the specialized departments, the boundaries need to be identified. READ MORE

4. 3. Decoding communication of non-human species - Unsupervised machine learning to infer syntactical and temporal patterns in fruit-bats vocalizations.

   University essay from Stockholms universitet/Institutionen för data- och systemvetenskap

   Author : Luigi Assom; [2023]
   Keywords : animal decision making; unsupervised machine learning; UMAP; autoencoders; classifiers; bioacoustics; combinatory syntax; animal communication;

   Abstract : Decoding non-human species communication offers a unique chance to explore alternative intelligence forms using machine learning. This master thesis focuses on discreteness and grammar, two of five linguistic areas machine learning can support, and tackles inferring syntax and temporal structures from bioacoustics data annotated with animal behavior. READ MORE

5. 4. A comparison study of the JBXDMY construction inAmerican and British English

   University essay from Stockholms universitet/Engelska institutionen

   Author : Sebastian Sandström; [2023]
   Keywords : ;

   Abstract : The "Just Because X Doesn't Mean Y" (JBXDMY) construction initially emerged in the1850s as a spoken expression, typically employed to convey a negative implication to theinterlocutor. This syntactic structure is prevalent in both British and American English, withthe most frequently observed variant in the British corpora being "Just Because X doesn'tmean Y," and in the American corpora, "X That doesn't mean Y. READ MORE

6. 5. THE LINGUISTIC STRUCTURE OF WIKIPEDIA A multilingual analysis and comparison of the language used in Wikipedia articles

   University essay from Göteborgs universitet / Institutionen för filosofi, lingvistik och vetenskapsteori

   Author : Patricia Grau Francitorra; [2022-06-20]
   Keywords : Abstract Wikipedia; Syntactic Analysis; Universal Dependencies; Grammatical Framework; UDPipe 2.0; Syntactic Patterns;

   Abstract : Wikipedia is a great source of knowledge, but due to its open-collaboration nature, it presents some limitations. Namely, the uneven distribution of content, the low overlap in topic coverage, the differences in the comprehensiveness of articles, and the low number of editors. READ MORE