Sökning: "English word-formation"

Visar resultat 11 - 14 av 14 uppsatser innehållade orden English word-formation.

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

   Kandidat-uppsats, Institutionen för humaniora

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

   Sammanfattning : 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. LÄS MER

3. 12. Don't mess with chicks in Burberry paddings : Semantic change in hip-hop lyrics and its impact on mainstream American English

   Kandidat-uppsats, Institutionen för humaniora

   Författare :Margareta Exenberger; [2008]
   Nyckelord :amelioration; chick; hip-hop lyrics; mainstream English; pejoration; pimp semantic change; slang; swearwords; queer;

   Sammanfattning : Some people might regard the language of hip-hop as being crude, sexist and inappropriate. Nevertheless, hip-hop culture can also be considered as one of the underground sources of word-formation and language change in mainstream English. Young people have always been a source of language variation and lexical innovation whether we like it or not. LÄS MER

4. 13. New Blends in the English Language

   Kandidat-uppsats, Estetisk-filosofiska fakulteten

   Författare :Anna Enarsson; [2007]
   Nyckelord :lingustics; blends; word-formation;

   Sammanfattning : Titel: New Blends in the English Language Författare: Anna Enarsson Antal sidor: 29 Abstract: The aim of this essay was to identify new blends that have entered the English language. Firstly six different word-formation processes, including blending, was described. LÄS MER

5. 14. A Corpus-based Study of Tok Pisin with particular reference to Word Formation

   Kandidat-uppsats, Blekinge Tekniska Högskola/Institutionen för humaniora och samhällsvetenskap

   Författare :Sheila Feldmanis; [2002]
   Nyckelord :English; linguistics; Tok Pisin;

   Sammanfattning : The aim of this study is to compare Tok Pisin with English and, in doing so, try to determine whether it is a developing language, moving forwards in its own right, or whether it is a language in the process of disappearing. This possibility was discussed in 1985 by Don Laycock in the article "The Future of Tok Pisin", where he predicts that the language will decline in popularity and use and that ". LÄS MER