Sökning: "American spelling"

Visar resultat 1 - 5 av 8 uppsatser innehållade orden American spelling.

1. 1. “Ha ha ha. Looks like the case is closed, ha ha ha” A Corpus Study of Imitative Interjections in the English Language

   Kandidat-uppsats, Lunds universitet/Engelska

   Författare :Sigrid Sundmark; [2020]
   Nyckelord :interjection; imitative interjection; onomatopoeia; spoken language; sound symbolism; semantics; linguistics; exclamative; comics; oh; hmm; aha.; Languages and Literatures;

   Sammanfattning : The focus of this bachelor’s essay is to investigate non-lexical interjections. In this study, imitative interjection proves to be an appropriate term for interjections such as mm-hmm and wow, with non-lexical properties distinguishing them from hey and yes. LÄS MER

3. 2. Different ‘colo(u)rs’ of the English language : A corpus-based study on Swedes’ choices in spelling, vocabulary and grammar

   Kandidat-uppsats, Linnéuniversitetet/Institutionen för språk (SPR)

   Författare :Therese Larsson; [2015]
   Nyckelord :American and British English; corpora; English as a foreign language; lexical variation; linguistics; non-finite complementation; spelling;

   Sammanfattning : The aim of this study is to discover if Swedish writers use American or British spelling, vocabulary and grammar when writing a text in English. The focus is on differences in spelling categories, lexical variation between the two varieties as well as differences in the usage of non-finite complementation. LÄS MER

4. 3. British or American English? : An investigation of awareness of the differences in British and American vocabulary and spelling

   Kandidat-uppsats, Sektionen för lärarutbildning (LUT)

   Författare :Christian Lindell; [2014]
   Nyckelord :Awareness; Vocabulary; Spelling;

   Sammanfattning : English has, for some time, been one of the core subjects in the Swedish Educational Establishment and the English teaching has successfully enhanced Swedish students’ knowledge and competence of the language. The differences between American and British English are rarely a subject for consideration though, and the aim in this essay is to investigate what abilities, if any, Swedish students possess in order to distinguish between American and British English spelling and vocabulary. LÄS MER

5. 4. "Nobel Prize kind of stuff. Fo’ sho." An Analysis of the English Found in Food Blogs

   Kandidat-uppsats, Göteborgs universitet/Institutionen för språk och litteraturer

   Författare :Jasmine Andersson; [2012-06-27]
   Nyckelord :Non-Standard English; CMC Computer Mediated Communication Blogs; gender; netspeak;

   Sammanfattning : This essay examines the frequency of Non-Standard English variants in six American food blogs in relation to gender and contents. The blog posts and commentaries of each blog were thoroughly analyzed to discern the frequency of Non-Standard variants. LÄS MER

7. 5. Swedish upper secondary school teachers and their attitudes towards AmE, BrE, and Mid-Atlantic English.

   Kandidat-uppsats, Avdelningen för humaniora

   Författare :Heidi Ainasoja; [2010]
   Nyckelord :Upper secondary school; American English; AmE; British English; BrE; Mid-Atlantic English; MAE; attitudes; consistency; English as an International Language; EIL; English language teaching; ELT;

   Sammanfattning : The aim of this essay is to investigate what English teachers’ attitudes are towards British English, American English and Mid-Atlantic English. What variety of English do teachers use in Swedish upper secondary schools today and what are their reasons for using that variety? Do upper secondary school teachers think it is important to expose students to several varieties of English and do they teach differences (e. LÄS MER