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Code-switching practices of English majors in computer-mediated communication
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Jelena Jurina The phenomenon of code-switching (CS) has been traditionally studied in oral communication. However, due to technological advances and increased online connectivity, it is becoming a more prominent feature of computer-mediated communication (CMC). Therefore, the aim of this study was to examine CS of English majors studying to be EFL teachers in a group chat on WhatsApp. More specifically, the focus was placed on the CS functions of their messages. Data were collected by exporting and...
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Cognitive motivation of English and Russian expressions containing the words eye(s) and glaz(a): a corpus-based approach
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Klara Blažić This master’s thesis studies the motivation of English and Russian figurative expressions with the components eye(s) and глаз(а) that is based on cultural models. The main aim of the thesis is to examine the semantic characteristics of figurative expressions and their relation to cognitive mechanisms (such as conceptual metaphor, conceptual metonymy, and conventional knowledge) motivating them. The study relies on the cognitive linguistic claim that our mind is inherently embodied and...
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Coining Personal Names to Build Connections among Characters: Lexical Creativity in Tolkien's The Lord of the Rings
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Ana Čoga Spasovski J.R.R. Tolkien’s mastery of language, present in The Lord of the Rings trilogy and all his other works belonging to the fictional universe of Middle-earth, has been the subject of numerous articles, books, research papers, doctorates, etc. The key to such a massive popularity and positive reception is found not only in his complex fictional languages but also in the way he manipulated language boundaries to create an intricate network extending throughout his entire universe. Therefore,...
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Comics als Lerninhalte im DaF-Unterricht
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Valentina Blažinić Mein Ziel in dieser Diplomarbeit war es, die Ansicht zu verteidigen, dass literarisch-ästhetische Werke wie Comics und Graphic Novels einen festen Platz im schulischen Sprachunterricht verdienen. Die Arbeit bietet im ersten Teil einen Überblick über die geschichtliche Entwicklung des Comicgenres, dessen VertreterInnen sowie Comic-spezifische Merkmale. Im zweiten Teil wird anhand dieser Merkmale untermauert, wieso sich gerade dieses Medium gut für den Unterricht eignet und dank welcher...
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Communication patterns in classroom discourse: contextualization cues in a secondary school EFL classroom
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Helena Bakan Kögl This master thesis discusses the importance of noticing and understanding contextualization cues in a foreign language classroom, more specifically the use and understanding of contextualization cues in a secondary school EFL classroom and their importance in inferring the meaning of the context in classroom discourse, as well as the effects that certain contextualization cues can have on the classroom discourse and its participants. The paper first explains the importance of studying...
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Community of practice: Anglicisms in everyday office communication of a wholesale distributor
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Vesna Hršak The goal of this study was to analyse everyday language of a small and specific community of practice, dealing with import and distribution of cosmetic products. The group of 12 Croatian native speakers is in constant contact with English, which in turn is still influenced by French in this particular industry. The group uses multiple abbreviations, acronyms, initialisms and compounds in order to facilitate their written and spoken communication, resulting in many different shortened forms...
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Comparación de los usos de las dos formas del imperfecto de subjuntivo en las diferentes variedades del español
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Smiljana Smolčić En este trabajo se investiga el uso de las dos formas del imperfecto de subjuntivo en la prensa de España, Argentina y México, a partir de los ejemplos extraídos del CORPES XXI de la Real Academia Española. En la parte teórica se analizan las características, el uso y los valores del imperfecto de subjuntivo, así como las diferencias y similitudes entre sus dos formas. La parte práctica empieza con el análisis del uso de dos formas del imperfecto de subjuntivo en cada país, para...
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Comparative Analysis of Abstractive Text Summarizers
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Antonela Majić With the increasing volume of digital content, automatic text summarization has become an essential tool for condensing large amounts of information into concise, coherent summaries. This thesis explores the field of abstractive text summarization, focusing on the evaluation of four state-of-the-art large language models (LLMs): ChatGPT 3.5, Gemini 1.0 Pro, Command R+, and Claude 3 Sonnet. The study evaluates these models across various text types, including academic texts, news articles,...
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Comparative Analysis of Gaiman's American Gods and Norse Mythology
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Nikola Ivišić This thesis provides a comparative analysis between Neil Gaiman’s novel American Gods and Norse mythology. The analysis aimed to show how Gaiman employs Norse mythology, along with other mythologies from around the world, to weave a contemporary story about how America understands itself. The first part of this thesis provided a theoretical framework for understanding and defining myth in order to understand its role, purpose, and dynamic within the societies that gave birth to it. In that...
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