Essays about: "varieties in pronunciation"

Showing result 1 - 5 of 16 essays containing the words varieties in pronunciation.

1. 1. “It is important to understand that there are not just 3 varieties of English” : Swedish upper secondary school students’ awareness of and attitudes towards varieties of English

   University essay from Mälardalens högskola/Akademin för utbildning, kultur och kommunikation

   Author : Maria Chabo; [2021]
   Keywords : accent; attitudes; awareness; English; language; pronunciation; Sweden; upper secondary school; variety.;

   Abstract : The main aim of this study is to investigate Swedish upper secondary school students’ awareness of and attitudes to varieties of English, especially with a focus on accents. Based on a survey with both open-ended and closed questions, this study is both qualitative and quantitative. READ MORE

3. 2. L2 intonation by Swedish learners of Japanese:Analysis of pitch accent and prosodic phrasing errors

   University essay from Lunds universitet/Japanska; Lunds universitet/Masterprogram: Språk och språkvetenskap

   Author : Natsumi Goto; [2020]
   Keywords : L2 Japanese intonation; Swedish learners of Japanese; L2 errors at the phrasal and sentence levels; pitch accent.; Languages and Literatures;

   Abstract : This thesis examines the L2 intonation of Swedish learners of Japanese with a focus on pitch accent and prosodic phrasing errors. Previous studies have attempted to predict L2 learners’ difficulties and errors, such as Contrastive Analysis Hypothesis (CAH) by Lado (1957) and Markedness Differential Hypothesis (MDH) by Eckman (1977; 1985). READ MORE

4. 3. Is teaching GA and RP enough? : A study of Swedish upper secondary students’ attitudes towards varieties of English and their English education

   University essay from Mälardalens högskola/Akademin för utbildning, kultur och kommunikation

   Author : Elin Källstad; [2019]
   Keywords : English as a second language; English varieties; Sweden; upper secondary school; comprehension; attitudes; exposure;

   Abstract : This study focuses on the teaching and learning of English as a second language and how different varieties of English are currently being used in education around the world and in Sweden. The purpose is to examine Swedish upper secondary students’ comprehension of different spoken varieties of English and their attitudes towards these varieties. READ MORE

5. 4. English pronunciation in Swedish Upper Secondary School Students : A qualitative study of Swedish students’ pronunciation tendencies

   University essay from Stockholms universitet/Engelska institutionen

   Author : Julia Flisberg; [2018]
   Keywords : pronunciation; swedish students; English; degree project; production; SLA; language learning;

   Abstract : Geographically, Sweden is significantly closer to England as opposed to America, two English speaking countries with two rather different varieties of the language. With regard to Britain’s history of colonization it could be assumed that British English (RP-variety) would be most frequently used globally. READ MORE

6. 5. Dialect representation : Language varieties in The Witcher 3: The Wild Hunt

   University essay from Högskolan Väst/Avd för utbildningsvetenskap och språk

   Author : Emil Mattsson; [2018]
   Keywords : Tv-spel; sociolingvistik;

   Abstract : This study examines the dialect representation in CD PROJEKT RED's video game The Witcher: Wild Hunt. The study intends to contribute to an already narrow sociolinguistic field of research of how dialects are represented in video games, more precisely role-playing games. READ MORE