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1. Le mot juste. Une étude empirique de la combinatoire collocationnelle des adjectifs beau, joli et mignon
Kandidat-uppsats, Göteborgs universitet/Institutionen för språk och litteraturerSammanfattning : Le présent mémoire vise à mettre en lumière les combinatoires collocationnelles préférées quant aux adjectifs beau, joli et mignon pour essayer de démontrer l’existence de collocats identiques, mais aussi surtout uniques. Un autre but est de mettre en évidence les différences entre les définitions des dictionnaires et l’usage contemporain, tel que reflété dans le corpus étudié. LÄS MER
2. The Sound of Skepticism Analyzing Climate Change Denial in Swedish Podcasts and YouTube Channels
Kandidat-uppsats, Göteborgs universitet / / Institutionen för sociologi och arbetsvetenskapSammanfattning : This study explores Sweden's climate change denial by analyzing the spoken-word discourse of its countermovement, focusing on digital media content from Swedish parliament member Elsa Widding with an aim to provide empirical insights into the discourse of Sweden's Climate Change Countermovement (CCCM). Questions guiding this study are: What are the most prevalent topics and themes related to climate change denial and skepticism? How do they align with established categories of climate change denial, shaping the overall narrative? What mobilizing ideas and meanings are present, how are they shaped, and how do they contribute to the movement's goals? The material consists of Elsa Widding's complete audio-based "movement texts'' from 2019-2023, including YouTube content, podcasts, and appearances on Riks, totaling over 2000 minutes of audio transcribed into text via AI technology. LÄS MER
3. Is the Echo English series relevant for advanced learners? : -A study on lexical character and recycling in two Swedish EFL textbooks for upper secondary school
Uppsats för yrkesexamina på grundnivå, Örebro universitet/Institutionen för humaniora, utbildnings- och samhällsvetenskapSammanfattning : This study aims to provide additional research into how Swedish EFL textbooks support incidental vocabulary learning through reading texts, specifically for textbooks aimed at upper secondary school, expecting a greater emphasis on recycling mid- and low-frequency words. The study has investigated the lexical character of two textbooks, Echo English 5 and Echo English 7, as well as how they recycle lemmas and how well they recycle lemmas from the mid- and low-frequency bands. LÄS MER
4. The Rebellion Power of the F-word in Modern Songs : A Corpus-Based Discourse Analysis
Kandidat-uppsats, Malmö universitet/Institutionen för konst, kultur och kommunikation (K3)Sammanfattning : Abstract: In this thesis, the general use and specific instances of F-words in modern music lyrics have been studied based on the corpora extracted from songs in Billboard year-end charts from 2013 to 2022, which represented the most popular songs in English-speaking countries. By screening the actual meaning and contexts of those F-words in the lyrics, I extracted those special instances in which F-words were used to express rebellious feelings to challenge social norms and fight against authority powers. LÄS MER
5. Male-biased language: a diachronic corpus study of neutralization strategy in gender-based linguistic reforms
Kandidat-uppsats, Stockholms universitet/Engelska institutionenSammanfattning : This paper focuses on the use of English epicene pronouns in discourse which most individuals are exposed to on an everyday basis. Gender-based linguistic reforms have been implemented since the beginning of the 1970s, to achieve a more non-sexist language. LÄS MER
