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Visar resultat 11 - 15 av 157 uppsatser innehållade ordet sociolinguistics.
11. “What’s up, bro?” : A synchronic corpus study on the use of bro in TV shows
Kandidat-uppsats, Linnéuniversitetet/Institutionen för språk (SPR)Sammanfattning : The aim of this thesis is to analyze the synchronic variation in usage of the word bro in English speaking TV shows that aired 2017, by extracting data from The TV Corpus. In today’s society bro is becoming more and more frequent in use and the increase seems to be partly due to the high level of nuance the word has. LÄS MER
12. En or ett, un or una? A comparative study on the assignment of grammatical gender to borrowings in Swedish and Spanish
Kandidat-uppsats, Lunds universitet/Allmän språkvetenskap; Lunds universitet/Avdelningen för lingvistik och kognitiv semiotikSammanfattning : In recent years, experimental studies on gender assignment to borrowings in languages such as German and Dutch have observed variation in gender assignment in relation to dialectal areas, among other factors. However, many issues related to gender assignment have yet to be fully understood, and the sociolinguistic variation has not been properly investigated. LÄS MER
13. Gender differences in the usage of mild versus strong swearwords and their pre-modifying adjectives : An analysis of findings in the BNC2014
Kandidat-uppsats, Högskolan i Gävle/Avdelningen för humanioraSammanfattning : This essay presents a study on gender differences with a focus on mild and strong swearwords and their pre-modifying adjectives when describing a person, based on findings from the BNC2014. Previous research implies that men and women use different types of swearwords, suggesting that men tend to use stronger language than women. LÄS MER
14. "Pero tenemos diez dedos" : El albur mexicano visto desde un enfoque de género
Kandidat-uppsats, Umeå universitet/Institutionen för språkstudierSammanfattning : El albur es un fenómeno lingüístico y duelo verbal de doble sentido sexual altamente asociado con la identidad y el lenguaje mexicano. El objetivo de esta tesina es explorar el albur y su relación con género, desde su concepción prehispánica hasta la actualidad, para averiguar el posible rol que pueda tener en este juego una persona de identidad de género no masculina. LÄS MER
15. Extramural English and English Proficiency : A Teacher’s Perspective on the Influence of Extramural English on the English proficiency of their Students
Kandidat-uppsats, Högskolan Dalarna/Institutionen för språk, litteratur och lärandeSammanfattning : The umbrella term used in research to imply exposure to the English language outside the classroom is “extramural English”. The impact of the engagement in activities by second language learners of English through extramural activities is generally perceived as positive for language development. LÄS MER