Sökning: "contact languages"

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  1. 1. Standard Arabic and Scottish Gaelic: Shared typological features

    Magister-uppsats, Göteborgs universitet/Institutionen för filosofi, lingvistik och vetenskapsteori

    Författare :Barbara Bakker; [2023-08-16]
    Nyckelord :Standard Arabic; Scottish Gaelic; Semitic; Celtic; substrate hypothesis; contact theory; structural similarity; typological feature; typological universals;

    Sammanfattning : Although Celtic languages and Semitic languages belong to separate language families, they share numerous typological similarities that are common to Semitic languages but not shared by Standard Indo-European languages. The occurrence and the reasons for these similarities have been the focus of a whole research field, concerned with linguistic, historical, and anthropological hypotheses about possible reasons for said similarities, as well as with linguistic analyses and comparisons of specific Celtic and Semitic languages, such as Hebrew, Welsh and Breton. LÄS MER

  3. 2. Topics in the grammar of Kalkoti

    Kandidat-uppsats, Stockholms universitet/Institutionen för lingvistik

    Författare :David Hultman; [2023]
    Nyckelord :Kalkoti; Shina languages; Indo-Aryan languages; language contact; Kalkoti; shinaspråk; indoariska språk; språkkontakt;

    Sammanfattning : This thesis presents a study of the phonological and morphosyntactic characteristics of Kalkoti, an understudied Indo-Aryan language of northern Pakistan. Kalkoti belongs to the Shina group of Indo-Aryan languages, but shows heavy influence from the Kohistani language Gawri, including the development of a complex tone system. LÄS MER

  4. 3. An Account of Lucumí : An Investigation into the Yoruboid Origin of Lucumí

    Kandidat-uppsats, Uppsala universitet/Institutionen för lingvistik och filologi

    Författare :Axel Antonio Cropelli Zuaznabar; [2023]
    Nyckelord :Language Contact; Language Death; Yoruba; Spanish; Historical Linguistics; Latino-American Studies; Phonology.;

    Sammanfattning : In the following thesis, an analysis of the fundamental aspects of Lucumí phonology and word-formation will be presented with the aim of determining the extent to which this liturgical language is related to Standard Yoruba. Additionally, this thesis will provide an overview of selected socio-cultural and historical factors pertaining to the environment in which Lucumí developed. LÄS MER

  5. 4. “Zviedrija ne ēd pīrāgi”: A case study of heritage Latvian in Sweden : Heritage language exposure and language change in preadolescent heritage speakers

    Master-uppsats, Stockholms universitet/Baltiska språk

    Författare :Signe Rirdance; [2023]
    Nyckelord :Language change; Latvian in Sweden; diaspora Latvian; heritage Latvian; family language policy; language maintenance; language attrition; heritage language acquisition; divergent attainment; Språkförändring; lettiska i Sverige; lettisk diaspora; lettiska arvsspråket; hemspråkspolicy; språkunderhåll; språkförlust; inlärning av arvsspråk; avvikande språkförmåga; Valodas pārmaiņas; latviešu valoda Zviedrijā; diasporas latviešu valoda; etniskā mantojuma valoda; ģimenes valodas politika; valodas uzturēšana; valodas zaudēšana; mantojuma valodas apguve; atšķirīga valodas apguve;

    Sammanfattning : Heritage languages are increasingly seen as a source of important insight in linguistics. Latvian has a long and under-researched history as a heritage language, with a heterogenous community of heritage speakers from two waves of migration in many countries including Sweden. LÄS MER

  7. 5. La politique linguistique en pratique - Les stratégies pour la langue française dans une institution européenne

    Kandidat-uppsats, Lunds universitet/Franska

    Författare :Jörgen Magnusson; [2022]
    Nyckelord :French; European Union; European Commission; Linguistics; Français; Union européenne; politique linguistique; language policy; Languages and Literatures;

    Sammanfattning : This empirical study attempts to assess the use of French (and other languages) within a European institution to illustrate the following: the daily practical French used within a single directorate-general, the awareness at the directorate of how France is trying to increase the use of French especially during the French presidency 2022, and the attitude and use of French inside and outside the workplace. Despite the effect of Brexit, English has successfully been the Predominant use of language within the European institutions. LÄS MER