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1. 1. Address Terms in Computer Mediated Communication: Email, Chat and Weblogs

   Författare :Linnéa Anglemark; Merja Kytö; Christer Geisler; Geoffrey Leech; Uppsala universitet; []
   Nyckelord :HUMANIORA; HUMANITIES; English language; Engelska språket; English; Engelska;

   Sammanfattning : This dissertation focuses on the use of address phrases in three forms of computer mediated communication (CMC) in English. The aim of the study is to examine how people address each other in email, online chat and weblogs. LÄS MER

3. 2. Evidential marking in spoken English : Linguistic functions and gender variation

   Författare :Erika Berglind Söderqvist; Merja Kytö; Angela Hoffman; Marta Carretero; Uppsala universitet; []
   Nyckelord :HUMANIORA; HUMANITIES; HUMANIORA; HUMANITIES; Evidentiality; spoken language; English; corpus linguistics; gender; style; pragmatics; sociolinguistics; English; Engelska;

   Sammanfattning : This thesis investigates the marking of evidentiality in spoken British English. Evidentiality is the linguistic expression of whether and how a speaker/writer has access to evidence for or against the truth of a proposition, and it is usually manifested in the form of sensory evidentiality (e.g. I saw Sam leave), hearsay evidentiality (e. LÄS MER

4. 3. Expressions of Future in Present-day English: A Corpus-based Approach

   Författare :Ylva Berglund; Merja Kytö; Michael Stubbs; Uppsala universitet; []
   Nyckelord :HUMANIORA; HUMANITIES; English language; association patterns; corpus linguistics; English; expressions of future; tense; variation; Engelska; English language; Engelska språket;

   Sammanfattning : This corpus-based study of the use of expressions of future in English has two aims: to examine how certain expressions of future are used in Present-day English, and to explore how electronic corpora can be exploited for linguistic study.The expressions focused on in this thesis are five auxiliary or semi-auxiliary verb phrases frequently discussed in studies of future reference in English: will, ’ll, shall, going to and gonna. LÄS MER

5. 4. "Misticall Wordes and Names Infinite" : An Edition of Humfrey Lock's Treatise on Alchemy, with an Introduction, Explanatory Notes and Glossary

   Författare :Peter Grund; Merja Kytö; Linda Ehrsam Voigts; Uppsala universitet; []
   Nyckelord :HUMANIORA; HUMANITIES; English language; alchemy; Humfrey Lock; early Modern English; Middle English; vernacularisation; early science; Simon Forman; MS Ashmole 1490; Engelska; English language; Engelska språket;

   Sammanfattning : This dissertation contains an edition of Humfrey Lock’s (fl. 1560–1570) treatise on alchemy, and includes an introduction to the edition, explanatory notes and a glossary. The edition presents the text of Bodleian Library MS Ashmole 1490, which was copied out and annotated in 1590 by Dr Simon Forman (1552–1611). LÄS MER

7. 5. Adjectives complemented by that- and to-clauses : Exploring semantico-syntactic relationships and genre variation

   Författare :Henrik Kaatari; Merja Kytö; Christer Geisler; Gerold Schneider; Uppsala universitet; []
   Nyckelord :HUMANIORA; HUMANITIES; English; Engelska;

   Sammanfattning : The present compilation thesis investigates adjectives complemented by that- and to-clauses. More specifically, the thesis is concerned with extraposed (e.g. it is likely that she will win and it is important to win) and post-predicate clauses (e. LÄS MER