Linguistics and English Language undergraduate thesis collection: Recent submissions
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The phonology, morphology and semantics of Shilluk cattle nouns
(The University of Edinburgh, 2018)Shilluk, a Western-Nilotic language spoken in South Sudan, is of particular interest due to its rich phonological and morphological systems. A dataset of 32 cattle nouns was transcribed for this project through controlled ... -
Studies in German and English morphology with special reference to 'linking elements'
(The University of Edinburgh, 2001)This thesis is primarily concerned with the status and derivation of linking elements in German (and, to a lesser extent, English) compounds, with the question of whether such linking elements are inflectional suffixes, ... -
Tonal association, prominence and prosodic structure in south-eastern Nochixtlán Mixtec
(The University of Edinburgh, 2013)The researcher of most varieties of Mixtec (Oto- Manguean) is faced with a high level of surface alternations whereby the tones of some words vary according to their context. Early researchers, such as Kenneth L Pike, ... -
Tradition and innovation in Petrus Montanus' 'The Art Of Speech' (1635)
(The University of Edinburgh, 1962)It is hoped that this simplified version of 'The Art of Speech' has given the reader who has had the patience to peruse it some idea of the nature of this remarkable hook. It may he as well at this point to remind him ... -
The historical short vowel phonology of Gaelic
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Unbalanced bilingualism in Ireland and its effects on executive function
(The University of Edinburgh, 2016) -
How do Rap and Connected Speech Differ? A case study in support of current literature
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Consumer attitudes towards English advertising in EFL countries
(The University of Edinburgh, 2016) -
The Struggle to Disambiguate between Metaphor and Metonymy: A Diachronic Study of Taboo Terms in English
(The University of Edinburgh, 2016) -
Getting the gist of just: a collapse of the senses
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Beth yw'r ots gennyf i am Gymru? Exploring the links between language and national identity in Wales
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Kitty Cat and Bunny Rabbit: An Exploration of the Linguistic, Affective and Socializing Functions of Wordplay in Child Directed Speech
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F0 perturbation induced by succeeding consonants
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Masculinity in Korean Popular Music
(The University of Edinburgh, 2016) -
Literally as a Pragmatic Marker in Spontaneous Spoken Discourse
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Do Reduplicated Consonants Facilitate Early Word Segmentation?
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Item-and-arrangement versus item-and-process: An assessment of models of morphology through the analysis of Semitic languages
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An Electromagnetic Articulography Perspective on '/t,d/ Deletion'
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How does having a unilateral brain injury affect children's language development: morphosyntactic progression between the ages of 2;6 and 3;6?
(The University of Edinburgh, 2016)
