Sökning: "Scottish literature"

Visar resultat 1 - 5 av 13 uppsatser innehållade orden Scottish literature.

  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

  2. 2. Hydraulic Modelling of Eurasian Beaver Structural Modifications: Implications for Evaluating their Contributions to Natural Flood Management in Scotland

    Master-uppsats, Lunds universitet/Avdelningen för Riskhantering och Samhällssäkerhet

    Författare :Maja Christina Pitcairn; [2023]
    Nyckelord :Beaver reintroduction; Scotland; Flood risk; Natural flood management; Hydraulic modelling.; Technology and Engineering;

    Sammanfattning : The concurrent climate and biodiversity crises in Scotland necessitate the exploration of ecosystem-based adaptation to simultaneously address increased flood risk and the loss of native species. This research investigated the contributions of Eurasian beaver reintroductions to natural flood management in Scotland. LÄS MER

  3. 3. Integration of wind energy into the UK electricity grid and management within the distribution future energy scenarios

    Kandidat-uppsats, Uppsala universitet/Institutionen för geovetenskaper

    Författare :Patrick O'Mahony; [2023]
    Nyckelord :Wind energy; renewable energy; network development plans; distribution future energy scenarios; electricity networks;

    Sammanfattning : In order to achieve Net Zero emissions in the UK by 2050 and decarbonize the energy sector the integration of increased volumes of additional renewable wind energy is critical. Distribution network operators face challenges in increasing the capacity of this variable source of energy onto the electricity networks. LÄS MER

  4. 4. Demokratiska medborgarideal i läroplaner och kursplaner för samhällskunskapsämnen : En jämförelse av Skottland och Sverige

    Uppsats för yrkesexamina på avancerad nivå, Örebro universitet/Institutionen för humaniora, utbildnings- och samhällsvetenskap

    Författare :Karl Wahlström; [2023]
    Nyckelord :Democratic civic ideals; curricula; education; Sweden; Scotland; Demokratiska medborgarideal; läroplaner; utbildning; Sverige; Skottland;

    Sammanfattning : In this Bachelor thesis, I conducted a comparative analysis of democratic citizenship seen through the lens of two countries’ academic curricula. The analysis examines how Sweden and Scotland express their ideals of a democratic citizenship, through curricula learning goals, capacities and courses, i.e. LÄS MER

  5. 5. Lost (and found) in translation : A study of the translation of metaphors and metonymies in a Scottish travel guide

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

    Författare :Hanna Nyberg; [2022]
    Nyckelord :translation; metaphor; metonymy; translation strategies;

    Sammanfattning : During the last few decades, the translation of metaphors has been a popular focus for examination. Seemingly, the challenges that metaphors and metonymies pose have urged several scholars to compile sets of translation strategies in order to meet them or at least attempt to describe how they tend to be met. LÄS MER