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Looking sharp: A web-based eye-tracking study of the role of L2 English in L1 Romanian morphosyntactic attrition
(Mastergradsoppgave; Master thesis, 2024-05-14)This project investigated language change in Romanian-English speakers who live and work in countries where the dominant spoken language is English. The participants consisted of native, first language (L1) adult speakers of Romanian, who had emigrated to, and been primarily domiciled in, English-speaking countries for at least 10 years, and for whom English is their second language (L2). The study ... -
Crosslinguistic Influence in L3A: Acquisition of English as a Foreign Language by Arabic, Norwegian and Arabic-Norwegian Adolescents
(Mastergradsoppgave; Master thesis, 2024-05-13)Aims and objectives: This thesis is centered on examining cross-linguistic influence (CLI) in the acquisition of a third language (L3, English) by bilingual Arabic-Norwegian adolescents in comparison with their monolingual controls. The primary objectives of this investigation are to ascertain the origin of CLI, and to determine whether CLI manifests as a property-by-property occurrence or not. ... -
Flerspråklighet i overgangen fra internasjonal grunnskole til norsk videregående skole: En kvalitativ undersøkelse av læreres oppfatning og håndtering av flerspråklighet i overganger i utdanningssystemet
(Mastergradsoppgave; Master thesis, 2024-05-15)Den overordnede problemstillingen for denne avhandlingen er: Læreroppfatninger av flerspråklighet og overgangen fra internasjonal skole til videregående skole. Jeg skal i denne oppgaven undersøke hvordan lærere definerer, forstår og jobber med flerspråklighet, og undersøke hvordan de jobber med overgangen fra internasjonal skole til norsk videregående skole. Empirien i studien baserer seg på to ... -
The Effect of AI-Based Applications on EFL Writing Skill Development: An Inquiry into Integration of AI into Language Learning
(Mastergradsoppgave; Master thesis, 2024-05-12)The main aim of the present study was to investigate the impact of AI-based writing applications on the development of EFL learners’ writing skills. In addition, it was aimed to examine which aspects of writing_ task fulfillment, organization, grammar, lexis, and mechanics _are more significantly affected. Furthermore, it was investigated whether using AI-based writing applications contributes to ... -
English as an additional language (EAL) for newly arrived students in Norway
(Mastergradsoppgave; Master thesis, 2024-05-14)This thesis aims to map out current research trends on teaching English as an additional language to newly arrived students, and investigate how this research can shed light on English teaching practices in mainstream and sheltered classrooms in Norway. This is seen in light of the linguistically enriched classrooms in Norway where other languages besides Norwegian can be of use to learn English. ... -
El error como recurso en el aprendizaje de los pasados en ELE: Análisis de Errores de la forma y el uso del pretérito indefinido y del perfecto compuesto
(Mastergradsoppgave; Master thesis, 2024-05-08)RESUMEN: El presente TFM de lingüística española emplea la metodología del Análisis de Errores (AE) en un estudio de campo que se enfoca en la conjugación y el uso de dos tiempos verbales, concretamente el pretérito indefinido y el pretérito perfecto de indicativo, entre estudiantes noruegos que aprenden español como lengua extranjera (ELE). El trabajo aborda la siguiente cuestión: ¿Cuáles son los ... -
Is Basque Perfective Past a True Perfective? Evidence from a Visual World Paradigm Experiment
(Mastergradsoppgave; Master thesis, 2024-05-31)Aspect, which refers to the unfolding of events in time, can be found lexically and grammatically encoded in several languages. This study focuses on grammatical perfectivity, which is traditionally described with the main conditions of culmination and totality. The purpose of this study is to investigate how Basque speakers process grammatical aspect, by contrasting perfective and imperfective ... -
Effects of Multilingual Engagement and Physical Activity on Episodic Memory Performance
(Mastergradsoppgave; Master thesis, 2024-05-15)This study investigates the effects of bilingualism and physical activity on episodic memory performance across the lifespan. Drawing on a sample of 172 bi-multilingual Norwegian L1 English L2 speakers, data were collected using the Language History Questionnaire (LHQ3.0) and the International Physical Activity Questionnaire Short Form (IPAQ-SF), along with an episodic memory task inspired by Babiloni ... -
Genusforekomst i Midtre Gauldal, en kommune utenfor Trondheim. Bidrag til kartlegging av endringer i det norske genussystemet.
(Mastergradsoppgave; Master thesis, 2024-05-27)Studien framlegger empiri rundt den landsomfattende språkendringen i tregenussystemet fra Midtre Gauldal, et mindre, ruralt sted i tilknytning til Trondheim. Fenomenene som undersøkes er kvantorer, bestemthetssuffiks og anaforiske pronomen i tale, som undersøkes ved elisiteringer av produsert språk blant 40 informanter. Studien finner særegen adjektivmorfologi for språkbrukerne i Midtre Gauldal hvor ... -
Crosslinguistic Influence in Third Language Acquisition CLI in L3 English acquisition of Persian-Mazandarani Bilinguals
(Mastergradsoppgave; Master thesis, 2024-05-14)Aims and Objectives: This thesis aims to find the influence of previously acquired languages, specifically Mazandarani and Persian, on the early stages of English acquisition. The primary objective is to test word order patterns in noun modifiers and Of-genitive usage across Mazandarani, Persian, and English. The study includes three groups: bilinguals of Mazandarani and Persian and native speakers ... -
Denoting female professionals: semantic and grammatical gender agreement with hybrid nouns in Russian
(Mastergradsoppgave; Master thesis, 2024-05-14)This thesis investigates semantic feminine and grammatical masculine gender agreement in Russian, focusing on hybrid nouns associated with professional titles referring to females. Applying both corpus and experiment approaches, this research explores gender agreement in noun-verb (N-V) and adjective-noun constructions (A-N), as well as understudied mixed agreement adjective-noun-verb (A-N-V). ... -
Flerspråklighet som ressurs ved en innføringsklasse på ungdomstrinnet: En kvalitativ studie av flerspråklighet-som-ressurs i et elevperspektiv
(Mastergradsoppgave; Master thesis, 2024-05-14)I denne masteroppgaven undersøkes elevenes opplevelse av hvordan deres flerspråklige kompetanse blir benyttet som ressurs for undervisningen i en innføringsklasse på ungdomstrinnet. Den aktuelle studien har som mål å komme tett på elevenes selvstendige erfaringer og refleksjoner knyttet til flerspråklighet som fenomen, der analysen er forankret i et elevperspektiv. Med bakgrunn i den senere tids ... -
“I think that it is important that they experience that their background is not an obstacle” - Immigrant students’ attitudes, experiences and proficiency levels as English language learners in Norwegian introductory classes
(Mastergradsoppgave; Master thesis, 2024-05-14)This primarily quantitative non-interventionist experimental study seeks to explore how multilingual pedagogies are used in the English subject among newly arrived immigrant students (ImSt) in Norwegian introductory classes at upper-secondary school, and how language use impacts immigrant students as ‘English as an additional language’ (EAL) learners. Exploration of this topic was initiated due to ... -
The Acquisition of Functional Morphology, Semantics-Morphology and Syntax by Persian Learners of English The Bottleneck Hypothesis in L2 Acquisition
(Mastergradsoppgave; Master thesis, 2024-05-14)In the current thesis, I investigated the Bottleneck Hypothesis (Slabakova, 2006, 2008, 2013) concerning Persian L1 speakers' acquisition of English as their second language. The Bottleneck Hypothesis (BH) focuses on the aspects of learning a second language that are challenging and those that are simple. According to this hypothesis, acquiring functional morphology is the challenging part (or the ... -
Overgangen fra innføringsklasse til ordinær klasse: En kvalitativ studie av en skoleleder, lærer og elev sine erfaringer med overgangen
(Mastergradsoppgave; Master thesis, 2024-05-14)Denne masteroppgaven handler om erfaringer med overgangen fra innføringsklasse til ordinær klasse. Vi skal undersøke denne overgangen fra elev-, lærer- og skolelederperspektivet. Studien ser altså på en og samme overgang, men fra ulike perspektiver med ulike roller i skolen. Empirien i studien baserer seg på tre kvalitative forskningsintervjuer, ett intervju per deltakerkategori. Vi har analysert ... -
Bidialektisme i digital kommunikasjon: En studie av to språkbrukeres skrivepraksiser
(Mastergradsoppgave; Master thesis, 2024-05-12)Denne masterstudien undersøker de digitale skriftspråkspraksisene til to bidialektale språkbrukere, Ingrid og Julie, som begge er i tjueårene. Prosjektet kartlegger hva som kjennetegner deres skriftlige språkbruk, og undersøker hva som kan forklare denne språkbruken. Begge deltakerne veksler mellom to dialekter og standardspråk i skrift på digitale flater. Empirien i denne studien består av et todelt ... -
Drift Away or Struggle Against the Current - An Attitudinal Investigation of EFL Teachers’ and Prospective Teachers’ Attitudes to SE and NSE
(Mastergradsoppgave; Master thesis, 2022-05-15)This study presents a mixed-methods study of prospective and experienced teachers’ attitudes to Standard Englishes (SE) (Received Pronunciation & General American) and Non-standard Englishes (NSE) (Norwegian English & Neutral English). Three prospective teachers and two experienced teachers were interviewed using semi-structured interviews complemented with a Likert scale questionnaire with 20 ... -
Cross-Linguistic Influence in Third Language Acquisition A longitudinal study on the acquisition of German morphosyntax by Norwegian high school students
(Master thesis; Mastergradsoppgave, 2023-11-01)This thesis aims to investigate how previously acquired languages influence the acquisition of a third language (L3); modes of transfer/cross-linguistic influence (CLI) (wholesale vs. property-by-property) and factors that select the source of transfer. This longitudinal empirical study contributes to the core questions of generative adult language acquisition and adds to the current discussion on ... -
The phonological status of onsets with multiple articulations in Kalahari Basin Area languages
(Master thesis; Mastergradsoppgave, 2023-11-01)Languages spoken in the Kalahari Basin Area abound with phonetic complexity, particularly with regard to clicks and stops. In these languages, the root-initial onset position is the only position within a root that allows clicks and most egressive obstruents to occur. Some clicks and obstruents are produced phonetically as sequences of release bursts, such as a coronal stop followed by a dorsal ... -
Mo i Rana-dialekten: En korpusanalyse
(Mastergradsoppgave; Master thesis, 2023-11-01)Mo i Rana er en nordnorsk industriby som spesielt på 1900-tallet gikk gjennom store samfunnsmessige endringer og dermed også en stor økning i folketallet, noe som igjen har påvirket talemålet. I denne masteroppgaven undersøker jeg hvilke dialektendringstendenser som kan spores i Mo i Rana-dialekten fra 1960-tallet og fram til i dag. For å besvare problemstillingen har jeg analysert korpusdata fra ...
