Modern Languages Theses: Recent submissions
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An axiomatic functionalist analysis of the phonology of Yulu
(1976) - ThesisThis thesis is concerned with the description of Yulu, a language which has not previously been subjected to modern linguistic analysis. Thus this thesis has two important aspects. Firstly, however remote a Language, ... -
Shams al-dim al-Sakhawi as a historian of the 9th/15th century : with an edition of that section of his chronicles (Wajiz al-kalam) covering the period 800-849 / 1397-1445
(1972) - ThesisAlthough a prolific writer of history, Sakhawi is, primarily, a traditionist. As such, accuracy both in utterance and writing would, by the very nature of his training, be his first objective. Modern writers appear ... -
The Arabic verb : form and meaning in the vowel-lengthening patterns
(2010-06-24) - ThesisThe research presented in this dissertation adopts an empirical Saussurean structuralist approach to elucidating the true meaning of the verb patterns characterised formally by vowel lengthening in Modern Standard Arabic ... -
The formation of a European identity through a transnational public sphere? The case of three Western European cultural journals, 1989-2006
(University of St Andrews, 2009-11-30) - ThesisThis thesis analyses processes of discursive European identity formation in three cultural journals: Esprit, from France, the British New Left Review and the German Merkur during the time periods 1989-92, and, a decade ... -
Translating Brecht : versions of "Mutter Courage und ihre Kinder" for the British stage
(University of St Andrews, 2009-11-30) - ThesisThis study analyses five British translations of Bertolt Brecht's 'Mutter Courage und ihre Kinder'. Two of these translations were written by speakers of German, and three by well-known British playwrights with no knowledge ...