Personal Sense And Idiolect: Combining Authorship Attribution And Opinion Analysis,
2010
Technological University Dublin
Personal Sense And Idiolect: Combining Authorship Attribution And Opinion Analysis, Polina Panicheva, John Cardiff, Paolo Rosso
Conference Papers
Subjectivity analysis and authorship attribution are very popular areas of research. However, work in these two areas has been done separately. We believe that by combining information about subjectivity in texts and authorship, the performance of both tasks can be improved. In the paper a personalized approach to opinion mining is presented, in which the notions of personal sense and idiolect are introduced and used for polarity classification task. The results of applying the personalized approach to opinion mining are presented, confirming that the approach increases the performance of the opinion mining task. Automatic authorship attribution is further applied to …
The Use Of Past Tense In French By Arab Students : An Error Analysis.,
2010
Universiti Malaya
The Use Of Past Tense In French By Arab Students : An Error Analysis., Rasha B. Y. Hamarsha
Student Works (2010-2019)
The objectives of this study are: (a) to analyse and categorise the errors made by Arab students of French when using four French past tenses: the imparfait, passé composé, plus-que-parfait, and passé simple; (b) to compare the French past tenses with Arabic past tenses; and (c) to suggest some pedagogical strategies. The subjects of this study are Arab undergraduates from the Bachelor of Arts programme, majoring in French language and literature at An-najah National University in Nablus, Palestine. The instrument used is a test consisting of four passages. The respondents have to use the correct past tense of the 108 …
Sources Of Non-Conformity In Phonology: Variation And Exceptionality In Modern Hebrew Spirantization (Dissertation),
2010
Boise State University
Sources Of Non-Conformity In Phonology: Variation And Exceptionality In Modern Hebrew Spirantization (Dissertation), Michal Temkin Martinez
Mary Ellen Ryder Linguistics Lab
This dissertation investigates the integration of two sources of non-conformity – exceptionality and variation – in a single phonological system. Exceptionality manifests itself as systematic non-conformity, and variation as partial or variable non-conformity. When both occur within the same phenomenon, this is particularly challenging for the linguistic system. Modern Hebrew spirantization provides an apt case study for the investigation of the interaction of these two sources of non-conformity where exceptional (non-alternating) segments are frequent, and variation in alternating segments has been reported (Adam 2002). This dissertation makes contributions in the forms of both data and analysis. Its goals are to …
Second Language Learning Anxiety Among Malay Learners Of English / Razlina Muhammad Sabri,
2010
University of Malaya
Second Language Learning Anxiety Among Malay Learners Of English / Razlina Muhammad Sabri, Razlina Muhammad Sabri
Student Works (2010-2019)
This is a study of second language speaking anxiety among Malay ESL learners at an institution of higher learning. The objectives of this study are to determine whether learners experience test anxiety during public speaking, to discover if there is a difference in the anxiety level of high and low proficiency learners, to ascertain whether there are any differences between the high and low anxiety learners in their speaking test assessment, and to identify the factors leading to speaking language anxiety. This study has taken both quantitative and qualitative approaches. The data is mainly obtained from questionnaires and interviews with …
Body Part Words In Copala Triqui And A Brief Spatial Sketch,
2010
University at Albany, State University of New York
Body Part Words In Copala Triqui And A Brief Spatial Sketch, Ann Weiner
Linguistics
No abstract provided.
A Systemic Functional Analysis Of The Interpersonal Metaphor In Computer Science Texts.,
2010
Universiti Malaya
A Systemic Functional Analysis Of The Interpersonal Metaphor In Computer Science Texts., Tan Shih May
Student Works (2010-2019)
This study is grounded in the Systemic Functional Linguistic (SFL) school of thought. It explores the Interpersonal Metaphor in text by investigating how Interpersonal meaning is expressed by features of lexicogrammar. The study also focuses on how Interpersonal meaning affects the interactiveness of text. Since limited research has been carried out in the genre of Computer Science texts especially on Interpersonal Metaphors, the study attempts to address this research gap. The data examined consists of two chapters each from two different genres. The first is a chapter from a Computer Science textbook used in the University of Malaya and the …
Penguasaan Membaca Teks Arab Di Kalangan Guru Pelatih.,
2010
Universiti Malaya
Penguasaan Membaca Teks Arab Di Kalangan Guru Pelatih., Sabri Ahmad Zabidi
Student Works (2010-2019)
This study examines the training teachers’ acquisition level of reading Arabic text. In this study, the acquisitional level is obtained based on two categories; the level of thinking while reading Arabic text and the level of comprehension of the reading text. It also analyses the correlation between the level of these two categories. Data is collected from 135 training teachers in two programmes; PPISMP and PISMP (IPGM), majoring Arabic Language and Islamic Studies in IPG Kampus Pendidikan Islam, Bangi. The instrument used to measure the thinking level is questionnaire, while the level of comprehension is collected from results they obtained …
Penguasaan Al-`Adad Wa Al-Ma'dud Dalam Kalangan Pelajar.,
2010
Universiti Malaya
Penguasaan Al-`Adad Wa Al-Ma'dud Dalam Kalangan Pelajar., Mohamad Hussin
Student Works (2010-2019)
This study is done to identify the mastery level of al-‘adad wa al-ma‘du:d in the Arabic Language among students, together with the types of al-‘adad and its regulations related to it. This study also aims specifically to identify students’ weaknesses in learning and understanding the al-‘adad wa al-ma‘du:d concept besides identifying the most difficult aspect and detecting the most difficult source. A few effective steps in understanding and mastering the topic of study were suggested in the final chapter of this research. Samples were taken from 100 form five students of al-Madrasat al-Idri:siyyat and Ma‘had Al-Mi:zan, both in Kuala Kangsar, …
Second Language Learning Anxiety Among Malay Learners Of English.,
2010
Universiti Malaya
Second Language Learning Anxiety Among Malay Learners Of English., Razlina Muhammad Sabri
Student Works (2010-2019)
This is a study of second language speaking anxiety among Malay ESL learners at an institution of higher learning. The objectives of this study are to determine whether learners experience test anxiety during public speaking, to discover if there is a difference in the anxiety level of high and low proficiency learners, to ascertain whether there are any differences between the high and low anxiety learners in their speaking test assessment, and to identify the factors leading to speaking language anxiety. This study has taken both quantitative and qualitative approaches. The data is mainly obtained from questionnaires and interviews with …
Communication Strategies In Social Interaction Between Arab And Iranian Postgraduate Students.,
2010
Universiti Malaya
Communication Strategies In Social Interaction Between Arab And Iranian Postgraduate Students., Elham Shahban
Student Works (2010-2019)
Arab and Iranian students must communicate in English in Malaysia but due to their lack of proficiency they tend to use communication strategies (CS) to overcome problems they encounter while communicating in English. According to Corder (1977) CSs are systematic techniques employed by speakers to facilitate communication during conversations. The aim of this study is to investigate the type and frequency of the CSs high and low proficiency Arab and Iranian postgraduate students with differing linguistic background (Arabic and Persian) use when speaking in English with each other. To achieve the objective of the study 12 Arab and Iranian participants …
Kajian Metafora Dalam Puisi Tradisional Bahasa Cina.,
2010
Universiti Malaya
Kajian Metafora Dalam Puisi Tradisional Bahasa Cina., Liew Foot Yuen
Student Works (2010-2019)
In recent years, the reading of Chinese traditional poems has become more popular in the Chinese society in Malaysia. Traditional Chinese philosophical poems have even been incorporated into the Chinese language syllabus in primary as well as secondary schools. However, students still encounter difficulty in understanding the real meaning of the poems because of the artistic language of the poems which contain numerous metaphors. This is a descriptive study which aims to identify the kinds of metaphor used and the reasons for using such metaphorical items in traditional Chinese philosophical poems. In this research, 122 lexical metaphors from 30 traditional …
Analisis Gaya Syart Dalam Surah Al-Isra'.,
2010
Universiti Malaya
Analisis Gaya Syart Dalam Surah Al-Isra'., Syed Nazir Syed Ibrahim
Student Works (2010-2019)
This is a research into Arabic syntax. It is a library research in its entirety for the purpose of getting a closer glimpse of the functions and applications of the syart particles. The forms of syart phrases and their responses in this language style are also investigated. The analysis of surah al-Isra’ provides a very clear evident of how this language style is very open and is widely utilized be it in the al-Quran or in conversations. The views and opinions of past and present grammarians that are forwarded in the discussion into the basic theory are meant to provide …
Penukaran Kod Di Kalangan Guru-Guru Sains Di Sekolah Tamil.,
2010
Universiti Malaya
Penukaran Kod Di Kalangan Guru-Guru Sains Di Sekolah Tamil., Marimuthu Punniaseelan
Student Works (2010-2019)
This research discusses the code switching phenomena among science teachers in Tamil Schools, especially in SJK (T) Vivekananda, Brickfields Kuala Lumpur. The objective of this research is to analyze and draw possible conclusions on the absorption level of the nature of this type of code switching. The notion of polarity and the factors that influence the execution of this code switching is also defined. The researcher selected six teachers for the present study (2 males and 4 females subjects). This selection also takes into consideration the minimum academic achievement that is Diploma in teaching. Another pre- requirement being teaching experience …
Communication Strategies Of International Students : A Study Of Service Encounters.,
2010
Universiti Malaya
Communication Strategies Of International Students : A Study Of Service Encounters., Suo Yan Ju
Student Works (2010-2019)
Communication strategies are important in helping L2 learners to communicate successfully when they are faced with a problem in speech production. This study looked at one of the components in Communication Competence, i.e strategy competence or the use of Communication Strategies (CS) in oral interactions among Middle Eastern students and counter staff in institute of postgraduate studies (IPS) at University of Malay. Data collected from video-tape and interviews were analyzed quantitatively and qualitatively. It was found that the most frequently used communication strategy was the use of „modification devices‟. The other strategies used in order of frequency were „interaction strategies‟, …
Penyediaan Dan Penilaian Modul Asas Bahasa Arab Untuk Pelajar Universiti.,
2010
Universiti Malaya
Penyediaan Dan Penilaian Modul Asas Bahasa Arab Untuk Pelajar Universiti., Sainei Andamit
Student Works (2010-2019)
This thesis is primarily focused on a study conducted on “The Preparation and Evaluation of The Basic Arabic Language Module for University Students”. Subjects involved in this research do not cover all students from higher institutions in Malaysia but specifies the research demographic on a selected group of students from Universiti Malaysia Sabah (UMS). These students do not have the very basic level of Arabic, comes from different academic disciplines in UMS, and they are from various ethnic and religious groups in Malaysia. The module applied for this research experiment was produced by the researcher based on information gathered from …
Second Language Inner Voice And Identity,
2010
University of Nevada, Las Vegas
Second Language Inner Voice And Identity, Brandon Kenji Shigematsu
UNLV Theses, Dissertations, Professional Papers, and Capstones
This study investigates the phenomena of second language (L2, hereafter) inner voice for three Japanese-American English bilinguals who had long-term exposure to the L2 in naturalistic contexts, that is, by living and/or working or studying in the U.S. American English learners of L2 Japanese were included in the study as well, although only one of them had naturalistic exposure, the other having traveled to Japan in addition to being married to a Japanese national. Data for the study reveals how and when L2 inner voice is utilized, how it appears to develop, how it leads to shifts in identity toward …
Principled Construction Of Elicited Imitation Tests,
2010
Brigham Young University
Principled Construction Of Elicited Imitation Tests, Deryle W. Lonsdale, Carl Chritensen, Ross Hendrickson
Faculty Publications
In this paper we discuss the methodology behind the construction of elicited imitation (EI) test items. First we examine varying uses for EI tests in research and in testing overall oral proficiency. We also mention criticisms of previous test items. Then we identify the factors that contribute to the difficulty of an EI item as shown in previous studies. Based on this discussion, we describe a way of automating the creation of test items in order to better evaluate language learners’ oral proficiency while improving item naturalness. We present a new item construction tool and the process that it implements …
Epicene Pronoun Use In Modern American English,
2010
Brigham Young University - Provo
Epicene Pronoun Use In Modern American English, Robin Montgomery Watson
Theses and Dissertations
Traditional prescriptive grammar for English states that the epicene or gender neutral pronoun for third person singular use is he. Research into speaker perceptions has clearly demonstrated that he is not perceived as neutral. Research has also shown traditionally proscribed epicene pronouns such as he or she and singular they to be commonly used, despite the long-standing proscriptions against them. The author examines the endurance of such proscribed options through the lens of markedness theory, considering the impact of cultural values on speakers' epicene pronoun choices. Gender in language is also considered, as well as Kuryłowicz‘s 4th Law of …
The Relationship Of Three L2 Learning Factors With Pronunciation Proficiency: Language Aptitude, Strategy Use, And Learning Context,
2010
Brigham Young University - Provo
The Relationship Of Three L2 Learning Factors With Pronunciation Proficiency: Language Aptitude, Strategy Use, And Learning Context, Naomi Ofeina Haslam
Theses and Dissertations
The purpose of this study was to determine whether language aptitude and the use of language strategies predict pronunciation gains in second language (L2) acquisition. A second goal was to determine whether these factors differed depending on whether learning occurred in an English as a second language (ESL) or English as a foreign language (EFL) learning context. Eighty-six ESL students in the United States and one hundred EFL students in China were asked to take the Pimsleur language aptitude test. The top 15 or 16 and lowest 15 or 16 scorers on this test from each group were asked to …
Essential 500 Wordlist For The Foundations Program At The Brigham Young University's English Language Center,
2010
Brigham Young University - Provo
Essential 500 Wordlist For The Foundations Program At The Brigham Young University's English Language Center, Inho Jung
Theses and Dissertations
In order to help ESL students in the Foundations Program at BYU's ELC, I have developed a 500-word list of essential English vocabulary. This list attempts to reach one of the goals of the institute's curriculum, which is to develop systematic, integrated vocabulary instruction. Published literature reveals that studying with a list in conjunction with explicit instruction can enhance L2 vocabulary learning when the instruction is systematically integrated with other skills and activities. The literature also shows the importance of learning the most frequent and essential words first, which can be found in the General Service List and the Academic …
