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  1. 1. Writer/Reader Visibility in EFL Writing : A Corpus-based Analysis of Young Swedish Students' Writing Development

    Kandidat-uppsats, Högskolan Dalarna/Institutionen för språk, litteratur och lärande

    Författare :Francis Mwangi; [2024]
    Nyckelord :Corpus Linguistics; Writer Reader Visibility; English as a Foreign Language; Language Development; Second Language Writing;

    Sammanfattning : This corpus-based study explores writer-reader visibility (WRV) features in the writing by young Swedish learners of English. Specifically, using Petch-Tyson’s (1998) framework, this study examines the use of WRV features in essays written by young Swedish learners in lower and upper secondary school, and compares their use to that of Swedish university-level learners. LÄS MER

  3. 2. 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)

    Författare :Yulong Chen; [2023]
    Nyckelord :F-word; rebellion power; modern songs; corpus linguistic analysis;

    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

  4. 3. 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

  5. 4. Exploring the vocabulary content of upper secondary EFL textbooks in Sweden : A corpus-based analysis of types, lexical coverage,progression, and academic words

    Magister-uppsats, Högskolan Dalarna/Engelska

    Författare :Dianne Valize Garcia; [2023]
    Nyckelord :vocabulary study; Academic Word List; word families; lexical coverage; EFL in Sweden;

    Sammanfattning : Vocabulary is considered the building block of language. Without it, communication breaks down. This degree project investigates the vocabulary types, progression, lexical coverage andacademic words in EFL upper secondary textbooks in Sweden. This was done by a corpus-based approach using corpus tools such as Range and AntWord Profiler. LÄS MER

  7. 5. EFL Teaching Materials for Students in Grade 6: A Corpus-Based Investigation

    Uppsats för yrkesexamina på avancerad nivå, Högskolan i Gävle/Avdelningen för humaniora

    Författare :Rebecca Skoglund; [2023]
    Nyckelord :Vocabulary acquisition; English as a Foreign Language; Textbooks; Repetition; Incidental learning; Intentional learning; Word frequency; Frequency lists; Workbook Exercises;

    Sammanfattning : Vocabulary is a crucial component for language acquisition and EFL lessons are often dictated by the usage of textbooks and workbooks. The current study therefore aims to investigate how effective textbooks are in helping learners acquire high, mid, and low-frequency words as well as to what degree high and mid-frequency words are repeated throughout the textbooks. LÄS MER