Browsing by Subject "Corpus linguistics"
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Corpus-based analysis of cohesion in written English essays of Nigerian tertiary learners
(North-West University (South Africa), Vaal Triangle Campus, 2017)The English language is the second and official language of Nigeria. English language teachers continue to complain about the poor quality of undergraduates written English texts in Nigerian universities. One of the ... -
Diachronic changes in modality in South African English
(John Benjamins Publishing, 2012)In this paper we aim to contribute to both the synchronic and diachronic description of the grammar of South African English (SAfE) in its written register. In the handful of previous studies on the variety’s grammar (e.g. ... -
Joan Hambidge se idiolek oor die grense van genres : 'n korpuslinguistiese ondersoek
(2014)Idiolect refers to an individual’s unique use of language. Therefore, the author of a text can be identified by his/her use of language. This study is focused on Joan Hambidge’s recognisable idiolect across the boundaries ... -
Laaste spore van Nederlands in Afrikaanse werkwoorde
(North-West University, 2013)In the diachronic studies of Afrikaans in the past, the focus used to be on the origin and early development of Afrikaans from Dutch. During the twentieth century, the philological school, with a tradition of researching ... -
Linguistiese eienskappe en konvensionalisering in Zefrikaans op die WatKykJy?-blog: ’n korpuslinguistiese ondersoek
(North-West University (South Africa), 2019)Previous research on Afrikaans on the internet has mainly focused on older Web 1.0 web applications and not so much on the newer Web 2.0 web applications. Zefrikaans, a variety of Afrikaans, on the internet has been ... -
Modality on trek : diachronic changes in written South African English across text and context
(North West University, 2014)This study describes the diachronic development of modality in South African English (henceforth SAfE) from the early 19th century up to its contemporary state (1820s to 1990s) in the registers of letters, news, fiction/narrative ... -
Specification in the English nominal group with reference to student writing
(North-West University, 2012)In this thesis the structure of the nominal group in Black South African English (BSAfE) is investigated by means of a comparison of data from the Tswana Learner English Corpus (TLEC) and the Louvain Corpus of Native ... -
Verandering in deeltjies : die ontwikkeling van die deeltjiewerkwoord in Afrikaans
(North-West University (South Africa), 2021)Particle verbs is an interesting phenomenon that can be found across various Germanic languages. The particle verbs from different languages show their own distinct characteristics, as a result of their development over ...
