Browsing Centre for Language and Communication Studies (Theses and Dissertations) by Sponsor "Trinity College Dublin (TCD)"
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Multilingualism in Hong Kong: A Social Identity Theory Perspective
(Trinity College Dublin. School of Linguistic Speech & Comm Sci. C.L.C.S., 2023)The linguistic situation in Hong Kong is often described as being trilingual and biliterate. This thesis sets out to examine the link between language and the sense of national identity in Hong Kong from a social identity ... -
Past, present and future: Computational approaches to mapping historical Irish cognate verb forms
(Trinity College Dublin. School of Linguistic Speech & Comm Sci. C.L.C.S., 2019)This thesis investigates how computational methods can be employed to enhance our understanding of the significant developments in the verbal system between Old Irish (c. 8th?9th centuries A.D.) and Modern Irish (13th ... -
The role of self and identity in motivating learners of Mandarin Chinese as a foreign language in Ireland
(Trinity College Dublin. School of Linguistic Speech & Comm Sci. C.L.C.S., 2018)This thesis investigates the role of self and identity in the learning motivation of Mandarin Chinese. The number of participants is 92. Employing theories from sociology, social psychology and applied linguistics, the ...
