Search for dissertations about: "idiom"

Showing result 1 - 5 of 19 swedish dissertations containing the word idiom.

2. 1. Learning Idiomaticity : A Corpus-Based Study of Idiomatic Expressions in Learners' Written Production

   Author : Maria Wiktorsson; Engelska; []
   Keywords : HUMANIORA; HUMANITIES; corpus linguistics; idiom principle; open choice principle; construction grammar; compositionality; conventionalisation; idiom; formulae; collocation; prefab; Swedish learners of English; L2; Idiomaticity; L1; English language and literature; Engelska språk och litteratur ; Linguistics; Lingvistik;

   Abstract : The aim of this study is to investigate how Swedish learners of English (at different levels of proficiency) master idiomaticity in their target language. I argue that idiomaticity can be related to the storage and use of multi-word expressions that are preferred by native speakers. READ MORE

4. 2. The Idiom Principle in L2 English : Assessing elusive formulaic sequences as indicators of idiomaticity, fluency, and proficiency

   Author : Margareta Lewis; Britt Erman; Nils-Lennart Johannesson; Sölve Ohlander; Stockholms universitet; []
   Keywords : HUMANIORA; HUMANITIES; formulaic sequences; attempted formulaic sequences; learners; native speakers; idiomaticity; fluency; proficiency; open choice principle; idiom principle; English language; Engelska språket; English; engelska;

   Abstract : The aim of this thesis is to explore and compare intermediate learners’ and native speakers’ usage of formulaic sequences, i.e. conventionalized and memorized combinations of lexis and/or grammar, here with a focus on written production of L2 English. READ MORE

5. 3. Studies in Corpora and Idioms : Getting the cat out of the bag

   Author : David Minugh; Nils-Lennart Johannesson; Maria Kuteeva; Karin Aijmer; Stockholms universitet; []
   Keywords : HUMANIORA; HUMANITIES; Coll corpus; corpora; corpus creation; idioms; idiom variation; idiom-breaking; online newspapers; student newspapers; college newspapers; English language; Engelska språket; English; engelska;

   Abstract : “Idiomatic” expressions, usually called “idioms”, such as a dime a dozen, a busman’s holiday, or to have bats in your belfry are a curious part of any language: they usually have a fixed lexical (why a busman?) and structural composition (only dime and dozen in direct conjunction mean ‘common, ordinary’), can be semantically obscure (why bats?), yet are widely recognized in the speech community, in spite of being so rare that only large corpora can provide us with access to sufficient empirical data on their use.In this compilation thesis, four published studies focusing on idioms in corpora are presented. READ MORE

6. 4. Idioms Unlimited. A study of non-canonical forms of English verbal idioms in the British National Corpus

   Author : Elisabeth Gustawsson; Göteborgs universitet; []
   Keywords : HUMANIORA; HUMANITIES; English; idiom; corpus; transparency; isomorphicity; modification; derivation; permutation; non-canonical; figurative;

   Abstract : The study is a corpus-based investigation of the semantic, lexical, and grammatical flexibility of English verbal idioms, focusing on qualitative analyses of examples of current British English usage. 300 verbal idioms - i.e. idioms that consist of a verb and a complement, e. READ MORE

7. 5. Delexical Verb + Noun Collocations in Swedish and Chinese Learner English

   Author : Ying Wang; Merja Kytö; Erik Smitterberg; Signe Oksefjell Ebeling; Uppsala universitet; []
   Keywords : delexical verb noun collocation; learner English; idiom-principle; L1 influence; learner corpus research; contrastive study; English; Engelska;

   Abstract : This thesis deals with the use of delexical verb + noun collocations such as have no doubt, make a decision and give a speech in Swedish and Chinese learner English. The aim of the study is to investigate interlanguage (IL) developmental patterns as well as the role of L1 influence in the learners’ use of such collocations. READ MORE