Centre for Language and Communication Studies (Theses and Dissertations): Recent submissions
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An empirical investigation of the association between musical aptitude and foreign language aptitude
(Trinity College (Dublin, Ireland). Centre for Language and Communication Studies, 2006)Given the joint ubiquity of music and language, and pre-theoretic similarities between the two, it is relevant to consider the relationship between musical ability and linguistic ability, specifically in relation to second ... -
Sub-dialect variation in the intonation of Donegal Irish
(Trinity College (Dublin, Ireland). Centre for Language and Communication Studies, 2014)The topic of this thesis is the analysis of sub-dialect variation in the intonation of Donegal (Ulster) Irish. The four local Donegal Irish varieties investigated are Rann na Feirste (RF), Baile na Finne (BF), Gleann Cholm ... -
The phonetics and phonology of the intonation of Irish dialects
(Trinity College (Dublin, Ireland). Centre for Language and Communication Studies, 2008)This study is concerned with describing the intonation of the major dialects of Irish, comprising the Donegal dialect of Gaoth Dobhair, the Connaught dialects of Cois Fhairrge, Inis Oírr and Mayo, and the Munster dialect ... -
Some adult refugees learning English in Ireland : the motivational role of goal-setting and the European Language Portfolio
(Trinity College (Dublin, Ireland). Centre for Language and Communication Studies, 2006)This thesis examines how goal-setting in the L2 classroom, supported by the European Language Portfolio, contributes to learner motivation. It is argued that a sociocultural understanding of leaming, and an approach to the ... -
Tandem language learning on the Internet : theory, tool development and empirical exploration
(Trinity College (Dublin, Ireland). Centre for Language and Communication Studies, 2004)The objective of this thesis is to investigate and advance the use of electronic mail for tandem language learning. Earlier research raised the following primary issues. Firstly, there were some organizational problems ... -
Gender in Insular Celtic : a functionalist account of variation and change in Irish and Welsh
(Trinity College (Dublin, Ireland). Centre for Language and Communication Studies, 2011)In this study, I investigate linguistic variation and change in a situation of language contact and obsolescence; specifically, I look at grammatical gender in Insular Celtic. The analysis of this linguistic phenomenon is ... -
Metalinguistic knowledge in instructed second language acquisition: A theoretical model and its application in computer-mediated communicationi
(University of Dublin, Trinity College, Trinity College Dublin, 2003)This thesis has three interrelated aims: (1) to elaborate a model of instructed second language acquisition (SLA) that brings together insights from cognitive research in second language acquisition and from the developmental ...
