Essays about: "tone language"

Showing result 26 - 30 of 55 essays containing the words tone language.

  1. 26. Grammatical Effects of Affect A contrastive corpus analysis of the use and meaning of infant and baby

    University essay from Göteborgs universitet/Institutionen för språk och litteraturer

    Author : Carl-Anders Karlsson; [2017-10-12]
    Keywords : Affective meaning; expressive meaning; semantics; Cognitive grammar;

    Abstract : This thesis aims at (1) outlining a basic understanding of how affective, or expressive, meaning can be understood relative to linguistic meaning and language at large, and (2) analysing how affective meaning may relate to epistemological status and reference type in actual language use. The thesis' theoretical framework is largely situated within the paradigm of cognitive linguistics, and in particular drawing from the work of Langacker (2008). READ MORE

  3. 27. THE PROSODY OF TENSE MARKING IN TEKE-EBOO. A Bantu B70 language of Congo-Brazzaville

    University essay from Göteborgs universitet/Institutionen för språk och litteraturer

    Author : Ruth Raharimanantsoa; [2017-06-20]
    Keywords : Afrikanska språk; African linguistics; Bantu B70 language cluster; Eboo; Kukuya; tense marking; stem-initial stress accent; tone melodies; grammatical tone; intonation; downstep; boundary L tone;

    Abstract : Teke-Eboo is a Bantu B70 language spoken in Congo-Brazzaville, which displays complex tone melodies combining grammatical tone, subject agreement tone and lexical tone on verbs. This study of tense marking in Eboo identifies the tones which mark the recent past, general past and future tenses, and shows how the underlying high-low (H-L) contrastive tone system adds both downstepped H and mid (M) tones in surface realisations. READ MORE

  4. 28. The Political Economy of Left-Wing Populism - social relations and the economic imaginary of Podemos

    University essay from Lunds universitet/Sociologi

    Author : Jacob König; [2017]
    Keywords : Podemos; Populism; Critical Discourse Analysis; Cultural Political Economy; Hegemony; Embeddedness; Economic Imaginary; Social Sciences;

    Abstract : Populism has become a political catchphrase across the world, spanning across the entire political spectrum in various forms. In Spain, the left-wing populist party Podemos is the most significant case, adopting a post-marxist perspective less focused on the economy than orthodox marxism. READ MORE

  5. 29. Non-modal voice quality in Chichimeco - "Hablamos más con la garganta"

    University essay from Lunds universitet/Masterprogram: Språk och språkvetenskap

    Author : Anneliese Kelterer; [2017]
    Keywords : Chichimeco; non-modal phonation; non-modal voice quality; glottals; Oto-Manguean languages; laryngeal complexity; Languages and Literatures;

    Abstract : In this thesis, the phonetics and the phonology of non-modal voice quality and other glottal features in Chichimeco (Oto-Manguean, Mexico) are described. For this investigation, I analysed recordings I made in Mexico in spring 2017 as well as recordings enclosed in Lastra (2009b, 2016). READ MORE

  6. 30. Passing on the Torch : Discourse Strategies in the Inaugural Speeches of Jiang, Hu and Xi

    University essay from Uppsala universitet/Institutionen för lingvistik och filologi

    Author : Snorri Karlsson; [2017]
    Keywords : China; politics; political language; discourse; discourse strategies; CDA;

    Abstract : Following the death of Mao Zedong the new Chinese leadership attempted to avoid some of theproblems associated with the concentration of personal political power, and Deng Xiaoping,though still playing a paramount political role, sought to rule through a leadership collective.Starting with Jiang Zemin, it has become a new norm in Chinese politics that the General Secretaryof the Central Committee of the CCP also serves as President of the PRC. READ MORE