Sökning: "dialectal change"
Visar resultat 1 - 5 av 7 avhandlingar innehållade orden dialectal change.
1. Möten i dialektalt gränsland : Dialektala övergångar genom Närke : dialectal transitions across Närke
Sammanfattning : The province of Närke comprises, together with Södermanland, a transition area characterised by a mixture of linguistic features from the Götaland dialects (götamål) and Central Swedish dialects (uppsvenska). One purpose of the study is to test and develop the dialectal transition theory established by J. K. Chambers and P. LÄS MER
2. “Speak your own language” : On tensions regarding Finnish in Sweden
Sammanfattning : In this compilation dissertation I examine social tensions that relate to the Sweden Finnish minority and the Finnish language in Sweden. The dissertation is based on critical applied linguistics and I employ various related theoretical notions in the included articles. LÄS MER
3. Agreement with Collective Nouns in English
Sammanfattning : This thesis concerns agreement with collective nouns in American, British and Australian English. It is based on material from newspaper corpora and spoken corpora. The findings suggest that dialectal, stylistic, diachronic, syntactic and semantic factors interact in the selection of singular and plural agreement. LÄS MER
4. Dialekt där den nästan inte finns : En folklingvistisk studie av dialektens sociala betydelse i ett standardspråksnära område
Sammanfattning : By approaching dialect and standard language from a folk linguistic perspective, this thesis aims to investigate how laypeople perceive, talk about and orient towards dialect and standard language in a dialect area close to the perceived linguistic and administrative centre of Sweden. It consequently focuses on dialect and standard language as socially meaningful entities, rather than as sets of linguistic features, and studies a dialect area as it is understood by those who identify with it. LÄS MER
5. Swedish Numerals in an International Perspective
Sammanfattning : Swedish numerals are here treated from different points of view. The book is however not intended to be a textbook of Swedish numerals, though one may learn a great deal about the system herein - more than the general user of the language knows. Phonology, morphology, syntax and semantics all get their fair share of attention. LÄS MER