Essays about: "thesis on linguistic english"

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  1. 1. WHO’S AFRAID OF COMPLEXITY? An Exploration of the Influence of Native Language Complexity on L2 Complexity

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

    Author : Nadina Mariana Suditu; [2023-06-19]
    Keywords : complexity; SLA; TTR; entropy; kolmogorov; linear regression;

    Abstract : The matter of linguistic complexity has been widely scrutinised in the last few decades, within theoretical linguistics, as well as in second language acquisition studies. A concept introduced in the last half of the previous century, it continues to be a matter of debate in the linguistic field, as it eludes a clear-cut definition and interpretation. READ MORE

  3. 2. The Rebellion Power of the F-word in Modern Songs : A Corpus-Based Discourse Analysis

    University essay from Malmö universitet/Institutionen för konst, kultur och kommunikation (K3)

    Author : Yulong Chen; [2023]
    Keywords : F-word; rebellion power; modern songs; corpus linguistic analysis;

    Abstract : Abstract: In this thesis, the general use and specific instances of F-words in modern music lyrics have been studied based on the corpora extracted from songs in Billboard year-end charts from 2013 to 2022, which represented the most popular songs in English-speaking countries. By screening the actual meaning and contexts of those F-words in the lyrics, I extracted those special instances in which F-words were used to express rebellious feelings to challenge social norms and fight against authority powers. READ MORE

  4. 3. Controllable sentence simplification in Swedish : Automatic simplification of sentences using control prefixes and mined Swedish paraphrases

    University essay from Linköpings universitet/Institutionen för datavetenskap

    Author : Julius Monsen; [2023]
    Keywords : NLP; automatic text simplification; paraphrase mining; prefix-tuning; control prefixes; BART;

    Abstract : The ability to read and comprehend text is essential in everyday life. Some people, including individuals with dyslexia and cognitive disabilities, may experience difficulties with this. Thus, it is important to make textual information accessible to diverse target audiences. READ MORE

  5. 4. Youtubing Sápmi : Sámi multisemiotic repertoires, decolonial mobilization and interdiscursivity in the wired age

    University essay from Stockholms universitet/Centrum för tvåspråkighetsforskning

    Author : Tom Rudberg; [2022]
    Keywords : Sámi languages; multisemiotic repertoires; interdiscursivity; sociolinguistic scales; revitalization; coloniality; decolonial mobilization; youtube;

    Abstract : This thesis explores the practice of “youtubing Sápmi”, which entails Sámi decolonial mobilization, multisemiotic and multilingual language use on YouTube. The aim is to understand how YouTube videos can function as a tool for discursive mobilization and as a complement or alternative to linguistic and cultural revitalization. READ MORE

  6. 5. Automatic Annotation of Speech: Exploring Boundaries within Forced Alignment for Swedish and Norwegian

    University essay from Uppsala universitet/Institutionen för lingvistik och filologi

    Author : Klaudia Biczysko; [2022]
    Keywords : forced alignment; automatic speech recognition; ASR; natural language processing; under-resourced languages; Swedish; Norwegian; CTC segmentation; wav2vec2; kaldi; HTK; dynamic time warping;

    Abstract : In Automatic Speech Recognition, there is an extensive need for time-aligned data. Manual speech segmentation has been shown to be more laborious than manual transcription, especially when dealing with tens of hours of speech. READ MORE