Sökning: "noun phrase length"

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  1. 1. The complexity of linguistic complexity: a corpus-based study on development of phrasal complexity in written L2-Swedish

    Master-uppsats, Lunds universitet/Allmän språkvetenskap; Lunds universitet/Masterprogram: Språk och språkvetenskap

    Författare :Karin Rasmusson; [2023]
    Nyckelord :Second language development; Complexity; Accuracy; and Fluency; Linguistic complexity; Syntactic complexity; Phrasal complexity; Noun phrase complexity; Morphological complexity; Languages and Literatures;

    Sammanfattning : The aim of this study was to establish whether or not a development of the complexity of the noun phrase, i.e. an increase in noun phrase elaboration could be observed in written L2 Swedish over time. LÄS MER

  3. 2. On the Translation of Adjectival Pre-Modifiers : A Study of English-Swedish Translation Shifts

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

    Författare :Roberto Draganic; [2018]
    Nyckelord :translation studies; Swedish; English; adjectives; pre-modification; translation shift; category shift;

    Sammanfattning : This study examined the translation of adjectival pre-modifiers (i.e. pre-modifying adjectives and pre-modifying participles) from English into Swedish. LÄS MER

  4. 3. Naming A World of Things – An investigation of the development of noun phrases in written expository discourse, from adolescents to expert writers

    Master-uppsats, Lunds universitet/Allmän språkvetenskap; Lunds universitet/Masterprogram: Språk och språkvetenskap

    Författare :Pia Gustafsson; [2016]
    Nyckelord :later syntactic development; writing expertise; noun phrase lexicality; noun phrase length; noun phrase complexity; Languages and Literatures;

    Sammanfattning : One component in writing development is a more efficient use of syntactic tools. Later syntactic development, specifically that of the noun phrase, is an understudied area, notably so for Swedish. LÄS MER

  5. 4. Watch your weight! A corpus-based study of end-weight constructions in the speech of native speakers and Swedish learners of English

    Kandidat-uppsats, Göteborgs universitet/Institutionen för språk och litteraturer

    Författare :Elias Ottmar; [2015-10-15]
    Nyckelord :end-weight; information structure; dative alternation; corpus study;

    Sammanfattning : When we engage in conversation, it is necessary to order our speech so that others can understand us. To avoid potentially problematic internal elements, there is a tendency to place heavy clause constituents in sentence-final position. This is known as end-weight. LÄS MER