Blar i Institutt for språk og litteratur på emneord "VDP::Humanities: 000::Linguistics: 010"
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A comparative investigation into the syntax of double object constructions in English and Ewe : a minimalist approach
(Master thesis, 2016)An alternative realization of the sub-categorization of ditransitive verbs is the Double Object Construction (DOC). English and Ewe are part of the few languages that permit the DOC pattern. Per the asymmetric relationship ... -
A semantic and pragmatic analysis of the Gã Discourse Markers ni and shi : a relevance-theoretic perspective
(Master thesis, 2015)In the last three decades, linguistic inquiry into the discourse-pragmatic functions of pragmatic particles, especially discourse markers, across diverse languages has become prevalent. In this vein, the current study ... -
A study of young Norwegians in English idiom processing
(Master thesis, 2016)A quantitative study was conducted with a group of twenty-six Nowegian upper secondary students and a group of twenty-six Norwegian university students. Both groups were tested for English proficiency and idiom comprehension. ... -
An investigation of Norwegians' L2 knowledge of English verb phrase anaphora patterns
(Master thesis, 2016)This thesis investigates Norwegians ’ L2 knowledge of English verb phrase anaphora patterns. 44 native speakers of Norwegian with Eng lish as their L2 were given an acceptability j udgement te st with 60 sentences containing ... -
Attentional control, working memory and language aptitude : a correlational study of the relationship between second language proficiency, attentional control and working memory
(Master thesis, 2016)The aim of this thesis is to provide further insight into the somewhat mysterious relationship between language aptitude, working memory and attentional control. As such, a group of Norwegian university students of English ... -
Balanseganger: En samtaleanalytisk studie av politiavhør av voksne fornærmede
(Doctoral thesis at NTNU;2016:176, Doctoral thesis, 2016)Sammendrag av avhandlingen: Denne avhandlingen er en samtalestudie av politiavhør av voksne fornærmede i volds- og overgrepssaker. Med utgangspunkt i detaljerte analyser av lydopptak av elleve avhør, beskriver og ... -
Den flerstemmige språkbrukeren: En sosiolingvistisk studie av norske bidialektale
(Doctoral theses at NTNU;2016:311, Doctoral thesis, 2016)Sammendrag av avhandlingen: Kameleonen er en mye brukt metafor i omtale av bidialektale språkbrukere og hvordan de tilsynelatende etterligner de språklige omgivelsene sine for å gli inn eller skjule seg. Denne avhandlinga ... -
Den hemmelege jubelen i denne forma: Spanskspråklig kultur og flerspråklighet i Kjartan Fløgstads forfatterskap
(Doctoral theses at NTNU;2017:142, Doctoral thesis, 2017)Sammendrag av avhandlingen Fra starten av sitt forfattervirke har Kjartan Fløgstad fremstått som svært opptatt av språk. Hvilke ulike språk finner vi så i forfatterskapet og hva gjør de med den litterære teksten? Hvordan ... -
"Dessverre har jeg en slags problemmer med dysleksi'' : the effects of dyslexia on the acquisition of Norwegian as a second language in adults, as seen in written texts from test of Norwegian – advanced level
(Master thesis, 2014)This thesis looks into how dyslexia affects the acquisition of Norwegian as a second language in adults. The materials are written, argumentative texts from test in Norwegian – Advanced Level (Bergenstesten). The analysis ... -
Didactic consequences of dyslexia in Norwegian EFL classrooms : a systematic review
(Master thesis, 2014)Dyslexia is a common disorder affecting language learning, including foreign language learning. All Norwegian teachers are required by law to adapt their teaching to individual student needs. Despite this, very little is ... -
Effects from using subtitled audiovisual material in second language acquisition : an experimental study in a second language classroom in Norway
(Master thesis, 2016)The aim of this master’s thesis is to investigate potential long-term effects in second language acquisition from using subtitled audiovisual material as authentic second language input. Over a period of two weeks, 24 ... -
Embodied Participation In the Semiotic Ecology of a Visually-Oriented Virtual Classroom
(Doctoral theses at NTNU;2017:47, Doctoral thesis, 2017)Summary of the thesis New developments and use of participation technologies allow people to create new kinds of built spaces in ways that affect actions, collaborations, perceptions, and the production of meaning – ... -
Et generativt undervisningsopplegg : nye rammer for grammatikkundervisning i skolen
(Master thesis, 2016)I denne oppgaven forsøker jeg å utvikle et didaktisk opplegg for grammatikkundervisning i skolen. Dette opplegget er basert på generativ grammatikk og retter seg både mot elever med norsk som morsmål og elever med ... -
FIGURATIVE LANGUAGE PROCESSING: A COMPARATIVE STUDY BETWEEN TYPICALLY DEVELOPING INDIVIDUALS AND HIGHLY VERBAL INDIVIDUALS WITH AUTISM
(Doctoral theses at NTNU;2017:232, Doctoral thesis, 2017)Summary of the thesis: Figurative language is of interest in both theoretical and experimental research on language use and comprehension. Unlike other expressions, the interpretation of figurative language is non-literal ... -
Game of Thrones : a game of accents? : a sociolinguistic study of the representation of accents in HBO's television series
(Master thesis, 2016)This thesis examines accent representation in the first season of HBO`s television series Game of Thrones. The study intends to contribute to the relatively small sociolinguistic field of how accents are used and represented ... -
Genus i norsk og klassifikatorer i kinesisk : en sammenligning av to grammatiske kategorier
(Master thesis, 2016)I denne oppgaven tar jeg for meg to språklige fenomener, genus i norsk og klassifikatorer i kinesisk, for å sammenligne disse to og se om de er uttrykk for den samme egenskapen, og om de kan analyseres på samme måte i en ... -
Grammatisk kompleksitet : syntaktisk struktur, trekkmatriser og eksponentar i nynorsk og bokmål
(Master thesis, 2015)I denne oppgåva har eg undersøkt grammatisk kompleksitet. Nærare bestemt har eg undersøkt kva kompleksiteten til nynorsk og bokmål består av, og korleis eit måleverktøy for språkleg kompleksitet bør vere utforma. Eg ... -
I wonder who that took the dog out this morning : an investigation of L1 Norwegian transfer in L2 English indirect questions
(Master thesis, 2016)The role of the first language in second language acquisition has inspired research for many decades, and is highly relevant also in modern language research. Without doubt, there are still various issues to be explored ... -
"Jeg sier bare: Hey ho, Let's go!" - code-switching in teenage magazines in Norway
(Master thesis, 2014)This thesis seeks to investigate the use of English in teenage magazines in Norway. Five magazines were chosen to constitute the thesis, all written with teenagers and young adults as the target readers; Topp, Julia, Elle, ... -
La relación semántica entre verbo ligero y verbo léxicamente pleno: Un estudio comparado sobre los verbos echar y soltar
(Doctoral theses at NTNU;2021:194, Doctoral thesis, 2021)