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  1. 1. Compounds with verbal constituents in Turkish

    University essay from Uppsala universitet/Institutionen för lingvistik och filologi

    Author : Melike Deniz Kızılay Gürbüz; [2023]
    Keywords : compound; turkish; turkic; linguistics; turkiska; sammansatta ord; birleşik kelimeler;

    Abstract : Compounding, one of the word-formation processes, has been under the focus of many researchers. However, as Bisetto and Scalise (2005) claim, some compound types are neglected. In Turkish, compounds with verbal constituents are one of these neglected types. READ MORE

  3. 2. LIFE IN ISOLATION - A Corpus-Based Study of the Use of the Word Element Iso during the Covid-19 Pandemic

    University essay from Göteborgs universitet/Institutionen för språk och litteraturer

    Author : Tove Nilsson; [2021-10-04]
    Keywords : English; blending; clipping; compounding; coronavirus corpus; Covid-19; English word-formation; neologisms; semantics; vocabulary;

    Abstract : The aim of the present study is to investigate frequencies and semantic usages of the word element iso in a corpus of newspapers and magazines related to COVID-19, the so called the Coronavirus Corpus. The coronavirus pandemic has led to many new words and expressions and it is thus of interest to examine how often such neologisms are used, as well as what they might communicate semantically. READ MORE

  4. 3. English Word Formation Processes: The use of affixations and implications for second language learning : A Case Study of Swedish Secondary Schools Grades 7-9

    University essay from Högskolan i Gävle/Avdelningen för humaniora

    Author : Jeannette Håkansson; [2021]
    Keywords : Word Formation processes WFP ; Affixation. interlanguage; intralanguage; Contrastive Analysis CA Error Analysis EA ; Communicative language teaching CLT ;

    Abstract : This work explains the types of affixation errors second language learners make when learning English word formation processes, especially derivational and inflectional affixations. The data for the study were collected as primary sources from two secondary schools in Sweden. READ MORE

  5. 4. Blending Words or: How I Learned to Stop Worrying and Love the Blendguage : A computational study of lexical blending in Swedish

    University essay from Stockholms universitet/Avdelningen för datorlingvistik

    Author : Adam Ek; [2018]
    Keywords : Lexical blends; regression; word formation; feature ablation; ranking;

    Abstract : This thesis investigates Swedish lexical blends. A lexical blend is defined as the concatenation of two words, where at least one word has been reduced. Lexical blends are approached from two perspectives. First, the thesis investigates lexical blends as they appear in the Swedish language. READ MORE

  6. 5. Will social media make or break the acceptance in new technology? : A quantitative study of consumer acceptance in Cryptocurrency

    University essay from Högskolan i Jönköping/IHH, Företagsekonomi

    Author : Jord Wokke; Nick Rodenrijs; [2018]
    Keywords : Consumer acceptance; Technology Acceptance Model; Cryptocurrency; Social Media;

    Abstract : Problem: Parallels have been drawn between the rise of the internet in 1990s and the present rise of bitcoin (cryptocurrency) and underlying blockchain technology. This resulted in a widespread of media coverage due to extreme price fluctuations and increased supply and demand. Garcia et al. READ MORE