Essays about: "what is a noun"

Showing result 1 - 5 of 25 essays containing the words what is a noun.

  1. 1. VERBAL MORPHOLOGY IN THE GARISSA DIALECT OF SOMALI

    University essay from Göteborgs universitet/Institutionen för språk och litteraturer

    Author : Abdirahman Mohamud; [2023-06-21]
    Keywords : Somali; Dialect; Garissa; Verb; Morphology;

    Abstract : The essay investigates Garissa dialect, aiming to examine how far it is different from, or similar to, the standard Somali when it comes to verbal morphology. There are only very general studies of Somali dialects, and no study has ever focused specifically on this particular topic due to security reason among other things. READ MORE

  3. 2. A contrastive study on the translation of hyphenated compounds in fashion writing

    University essay from Linnéuniversitetet/Institutionen för språk (SPR)

    Author : Jennifer Tobiasson; [2023]
    Keywords : English; explicitation; fashion writing; hyphenated compounds; simplification; Swedish; translation; translation strategies; translation universals;

    Abstract : This study examines the translation of hyphenated compounds from English to Swedish in a non-fiction text about fashion. The translation is performed by the author of this study, which is important to keep in mind. READ MORE

  4. 3. Benrina Yatsu: A Quantitative Corpus Study of the Usage of the Japanese Nominaliser Yatsu Together with Adjectives

    University essay from Lunds universitet/Japanska

    Author : Robin Weinemo; [2023]
    Keywords : Japanese; nominalisation; yatsu; written corpus; Languages and Literatures;

    Abstract : Yatsu has both been described as an ‘abusive’ version of the nominaliser mono, as well having properties not shared with mono. In this paper, the Japanese nominaliser yatsu was examined using the written corpus Balanced Corpus of Contemporary Written Japanese (BCCWJ) created by the National Institute for Japanese Language and Linguistics (NINJAL). READ MORE

  5. 4. Wicked Witches and Evil Queens? : A corpus-based study of the near-synonyms evil and wicked in contemporary American English

    University essay from Högskolan Väst/Institutionen för individ och samhälle

    Author : Mariam Barazeghi; [2023]
    Keywords : adjectives; collocations; corpus linguistics; dictionaries; gender studies; synonyms;

    Abstract : The purpose of this study is to examine what contemporary corpora can reveal about the use of the two adjectives evil and wicked. These two synonyms have been analysed using corpus linguistics in order to acquire results about the differences between them regarding frequency of use, as well as their collocating nouns. READ MORE

  6. 5. Processing Predicate NPs: An EEG study

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

    Author : Ann Hermansson; [2023]
    Keywords : pronoun resolution; agreement attraction; nominal predicates; EEG; ERPs; P600; anterior negativity; Languages and Literatures;

    Abstract : Theories on discourse accessibility and givenness suggest that nominal discourse entities vary with regard to how likely they are to act as antecedents to anaphoric expressions. Many factors are thought to affect the accessibility of a nominal entity in the mental model, including its morphosyntactic form and grammatical role. READ MORE