Sökning: "contact linguistics"

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  1. 1. 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

  3. 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 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

  4. 3. 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

  5. 4. English profanities in Nordic-language tweets : A comparative quantitative study

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

    Författare :Johannes Widegren; [2022]
    Nyckelord :Profanity; swearing; swear words; bad language; pragmatic borrowing; loanwords; contact linguistics; Nordic languages; Twitter; geo-tagging; Nordic Tweet Stream; adaptation; Fula ord; svärord; pragmatiska lån; lånord; kontaktlingvistik; nordiska språk; Twitter; geo-taggar; Nordic Tweet Stream; anpassning;

    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

  7. 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 filologi

    Författare :Katja Pomortseva; [2022]
    Nyckelord :Chinese; Russian; loanwords; language contact; word frequency; lexical borrowing; corpus linguistics;

    Sammanfattning : 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