Search for dissertations about: "Engelsk språkvetenskap"

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  2. 6. SPEED and TIME in the event modifier lexemes slow, fast and quick : A cognitive perspective

    Author : Roy Liddle; Carita Paradis; Eva Klingvall; Linnéuniversitetet; []
    Keywords : HUMANIORA; HUMANITIES; English language; Engelska språket; Engelsk språkvetenskap; English;

    Abstract : In this thesis I examine the event modifier lexemes slow, fast and quick and the events they modify. A number of observations made of the use of these modifiers cannot be explained by existing event typologies. READ MORE

  4. 7. The "Reflexive" as an Interpretation

    Author : Robert Ryan; Barbara Lewandowska-Tomaszczyk; Växjö universitet; []
    Keywords : HUMANIORA; HUMANITIES; linguistic sign; semiotics; meaning; interpretation; arbitrariness; underdeterminacy; diathesis; energia; páthos; voice; Dionysios Thrax; Tékhnē Grammatikē; prototype; Transitivity; Polish; Classical Greek; English; emphatic; decomitative; characteristic property; anti-causative; high degree of activity; reciprocal; beneficial; resultative; reflexive; focalization; narrative point of view; Diathesis; English language; Engelska språket; Engelsk språkvetenskap; English;

    Abstract : This thesis is an investigation into the meaning of the ‘reflexive’ pronoun in English, and provides a cross-linguistic generalization concerning the structurally distinct forms that can be associated with the ‘reflexive’. Before the question of the meaning of the ‘reflexive’ pronoun in English is addressed directly, the theoretical framework, primarily Structuralist, in which the results of the study are to be understood is outlined. READ MORE