Essays about: "word formation process."

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  1. 6. New Chinese Words in 2014 – A Study of Word-formation Processes

    University essay from Högskolan Dalarna/Kinesiska

    Author : Peter Warell; [2016]
    Keywords : Words; new words; word-formation processes; contemporary Chinese; part of speech; syllables; blending; abbreviation; borrowing; blending; analogy; derivation; compounds; language change; quasi-affixes.;

    Abstract : 随着社会的发展，尤其是互联网的发展，很多语言每年都涌现出了不少新词汇。词语是每个语言最基本也是最重要的组成部分，因此分析这些新词汇的结构特点以及构词法是很有意义的。这篇文章分析了2014年出现在中文里的新词汇和它们的构词方式，论文的目的是为了更好地了解中文词汇的发展和特点。本文以《2014汉语新词语》中公布的2014年出现的新词汇作为语料进行分析，发现了以下两个主要特点：第一，合成法，派生法，缩略法是2014年产生的新词汇的主要构词方式；第二， 百分之七十二的新词汇是多音节词（包含三个或者三个以上音节），而百分之八十的是名词。这些特点说明中文词汇现阶段的特点和发展趋势，跟传统的中文词汇有不同之处。 .. READ MORE

  3. 7. Lost in place : on place theory and landscape architecture

    University essay from SLU/Dept. of Urban and Rural Development

    Author : Lovisa Kjerrgren; [2015]
    Keywords : landscape architecture; place; sense of place; genius loci; place identity; place experience; space; site; non-place; placelessness; assemblage;

    Abstract : Place is on the one hand a commonsense everyday word with diversely connotative meanings, and on the other a contested concept with different interpretations across a broad range of academic disciplines and discourses. This thesis researches theories of place and their implications for the theory and design practice of landscape architecture. READ MORE

  4. 8. Functional shift and semantic change in Lord of the Rings Online

    University essay from Akademin för utbildning, kultur och kommunikation

    Author : Susanne Norlin; [2013]
    Keywords : Semantic change; functional shift; LotRO; MMORPG; English; pejoration; word formation process; metaphorical extension; amelioration; widening; denominal verbs.;

    Abstract : The purpose of this essay is to identify functional shifts and semantic changes in the Massively Multiplayer Online Role-Playing Game Lord of the Rings Online. The focus is on new uses of established terms in Standard English and the intent is to see how the word formation processes work in an online gaming environment, and identify the possible reasons behind them. READ MORE

  5. 9. WHEREVER THE END TAKES ME the palindromic journey of existence

    University essay from IT-universitetet i Göteborg/Tillämpad informationsteknologi

    Author : EIRINI DANAI VLACHOU; [2009-12-21T11:32:51Z]
    Keywords : existence; identity; women; alienation; belonging; memory; gaze; visual arts; photography; installation art; language; migration; society; technology;

    Abstract : This work is an attempt to awknowledge the common ground that lies between the artist, the object of inquiry presented and the viewer. The object of inquiry being the woman as the Other. The gaze as the crucial element that informes our sense of belonging and alienation and consequently our position in the world. READ MORE

  6. 10. Morpho-semantic processes in the English language used in a Massively Multiplayer Online Role Playing Game : A case study of neologisms in Warhammer Online

    University essay from Institutionen för humaniora

    Author : Daniel Nilsson; [2009]
    Keywords : abbreviation; acronym; computer-mediated communication; MMORPG; netspeak; semantics; word formation process.;

    Abstract : The language used in Massively Multiplayer Online Role Playing Games (or MMORPGs) is a form of computer-mediate communication. It consists of elements from both written and spoken language, but it is a highly abbreviated and innovative form of written language. This study focuses on the English language used in a MMORPG called Warhammer Online. READ MORE