Sökning: "Contact linguistics"
Visar resultat 1 - 5 av 17 uppsatser innehållade orden Contact linguistics.
1. An Account of Lucumí : An Investigation into the Yoruboid Origin of Lucumí
Kandidat-uppsats, Uppsala universitet/Institutionen för lingvistik och filologiSammanfattning : 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
2. “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 språkSammanfattning : 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
3. La politique linguistique en pratique - Les stratégies pour la langue française dans une institution européenne
Kandidat-uppsats, Lunds universitet/FranskaSammanfattning : 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
4. English profanities in Nordic-language tweets : A comparative quantitative study
Master-uppsats, Linnéuniversitetet/Institutionen för språk (SPR)Sammanfattning : English profanities (i.e. potentially offensive words, including swear words) have been in use for decades in the Nordic languages – Icelandic, Norwegian, Danish, Swedish and Finnish – and offer a multitude of opportunities for linguistic expression, along with the domestic, heritage profanities in each language. LÄS MER
5. Are Russian loanwords more permanent than the Sino-Russian treaties? : A study of the integration and use of Russian lexical borrowings in Modern Standard Chinese with a historical perspective on language contact
Kandidat-uppsats, Uppsala universitet/Institutionen för lingvistik och filologiSammanfattning : China and Russia began their shared history in the 17th century and have since had stable and unstable language contact which has had an effect on the Russian-Chinese linguistic exchange. This study explores the integration and use of Russian loanwords in Modern Standard Chinese by using two quantitative methods. LÄS MER