Sökning: "cognates"

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  1. 1. Aramaic Loanwords in Neo-Assyrian 900–600 B.C

    Författare :Zack Cherry; Olof Pedersén; Mats Eskhult; Mario Fales; Uppsala universitet; []
    Nyckelord :Neo-Assyrian; Aramaic loanwords; language contact; etymology; cognates; ghost word; Semitic languages; source word; Assyriology; Assyriologi;

    Sammanfattning : This study aimed at identifying and analyzing Aramaic loanwords in Neo-Assyrian for the period 900–600 B.C. As two Semitic languages, Neo-Assyrian and Aramaic are sibling-descendants of a postulated common ancestor, Proto-Semitic. The study provides information about the contact between the two languages and about the people who spoke them. LÄS MER

  3. 2. Bilingual lexical processing in single word production : Swedish learners of Spanish and the effects of L2 immersion

    Författare :Ulrika Serrander; Åke Viberg; Marianne Gullberg; Leah Roberts; Uppsala universitet; []
    Nyckelord :HUMANIORA; HUMANITIES; The bilingual lexicon; Bilingualism; Tvåspråkighet; Linguistics; Lingvistik;

    Sammanfattning : Bilingual speakers cannot suppress activation from their dominant language while naming pictures in a foreign and less dominant language. Previous research has revealed that this cross-langauge activation is manifested through phonological facilitation, semantic interference and between language competition. LÄS MER

  4. 3. The element -stow in the history of English

    Författare :Mikael Cederlöf; Uppsala universitet; []
    Nyckelord :HUMANIORA; HUMANITIES; English language; Engelska; English language; Engelska språket; English; engelska;

    Sammanfattning : The present study deals with words ending in -stow throughout the history of English. The OE element-stow derives from the IG root *st(h)au-o, which is the extended form of the simple *st(h)a. In the thesis, parallel forms from a number of IG languages are given and commented on. LÄS MER

  5. 4. Lire et comprendre en français langue étrangère : Les pratiques de lecture et le traitement des similitudes intra- et interlexicales

    Författare :Anna Nilsson; Inge Bartning; Gunnel Engwall; Michel Fayol; Stockholms universitet; []
    Nyckelord :HUMANIORA; HUMANITIES; foreign language; reading comprehension; reading practices; cross-linguistic similarities; intra- and interlingual processing; L3 mental lexicon; French language; Franska språket; French; franska;

    Sammanfattning : This thesis investigates learners’ reading practices and especially the processing of cross-linguistic similarities at the lexical level. The aim is to determine how learners proceed in order to understand text in French (L3). Data were collected using various reading comprehension tasks in combination with the think-aloud method. LÄS MER

  7. 5. Computer support for learners of spoken English

    Författare :Rebecca Hincks; David House; Robert H. McAllisster; KTH; []
    Nyckelord :NATURVETENSKAP; NATURAL SCIENCES; Language technology; Språkteknologi;

    Sammanfattning : This thesis concerns the use of speech technology to support the process of learning the English language. It applies theories of computer-assisted language learning and second language acquisition to address the needs of beginning, intermediate and advanced students of English for specific purposes. LÄS MER