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  1. 1. Subject-Verb Agreement Errors in Swedish 9th and 11th Grade Students’ English Written Production

    M1-uppsats, Högskolan i Gävle/Avdelningen för humaniora

    Författare :Maiko Tsukanaka; [2023]
    Nyckelord :Second Language Acquisition SLA ; Swedish Learner English Corpus SLEC ; Swedish-speaking learners of English; Error analysis; Subject-verb agreement; Transfer; Overgeneralization;

    Sammanfattning : This study aims to investigate possible factors contributing to subject-verb agreement errors in Swedish junior and senior high school students' English written production. The sample data is collected from the Swedish Learner English Corpus (SLEC), which comprises student texts produced in a classroom setting. LÄS MER

  3. 2. “The road ahead will be difficult” : An analysis of conceptual metaphors used in political speeches

    Kandidat-uppsats, Mälardalens universitet/Akademin för utbildning, kultur och kommunikation

    Författare :Arsema Solomon Zeray; [2023]
    Nyckelord :conceptual metaphors; politics; gender; Africa; critical discourse analysis;

    Sammanfattning : Political speeches are complex in nature and call for a thorough exploration to unravel the underlying messages. Politicians tend to simplify their speeches by using conceptual metaphors as a means of taking a shortcut. LÄS MER

  4. 3. Male-biased language: a diachronic corpus study of neutralization strategy in gender-based linguistic reforms

    Kandidat-uppsats, Stockholms universitet/Engelska institutionen

    Författare :Evelina Eriksson; [2023]
    Nyckelord :Corpus linguistics; generic pronouns; neutralization; linguistic reforms; epicene; gender-neutral language;

    Sammanfattning : 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

  5. 4. Wicked Witches and Evil Queens? : A corpus-based study of the near-synonyms evil and wicked in contemporary American English

    Master-uppsats, Högskolan Väst/Institutionen för individ och samhälle

    Författare :Mariam Barazeghi; [2023]
    Nyckelord :adjectives; collocations; corpus linguistics; dictionaries; gender studies; synonyms;

    Sammanfattning : The purpose of this study is to examine what contemporary corpora can reveal about the use of the two adjectives evil and wicked. These two synonyms have been analysed using corpus linguistics in order to acquire results about the differences between them regarding frequency of use, as well as their collocating nouns. LÄS MER

  7. 5. Una Falsa Feminista : Sobre la protagonista en la novela Travesuras de la niña mala de Mario Vargas Llosa desde una perspectiva crítica falocéntrica

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

    Författare :Adina Johansson; [2023]
    Nyckelord :Mario Vargas Llosa; Feminism; Femininity; Characterization; Femme Fatale; Male gaze; The Bad Girl; Mario Vargas Llosa; Feminismo; Feminidad; Caracterización; Femme Fatale; Mirada masculina; Travesuras de la niña mala;

    Sammanfattning : La investigación presente analiza la caracterización de la protagonista de la novela Travesuras de la niña mala de Mario Vargas Llosa (2006) a través de una crítica falocéntrica para determinar si es una obra feminista o no. Particularmente, el objetivo del trabajo es analizar la descripción del personaje principal en relación con el feminismo y la feminidad, teniendo en cuenta desde cuál punto de vista la presentación está realizado. LÄS MER