Grado en Estudios Ingleses

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Confronting the Invisible: Trauma, Sublimation and Subversion in Walt Whitman¿s Drum-Taps
(2025-05-29) López Fernández, Fernando; Chacón Carmona, Vicente; Universidad de Sevilla. Departamento de Filología Inglesa (Literatura Inglesa y Norteamericana)
Perception of English Vowel Sounds by Spanish Speakers
(2025-05-29) Fernández Grandes, Mónica; Barrera Pardo, Darío; Universidad de Sevilla. Departamento de Filología Inglesa (Lengua Inglesa)
This Study investigates how native Spanish speakers perceive English vowel sounds, focusing on contrasts that do not exist in Spanish, such as /iː/–/ɪ/, /ʊ/–/uː/, and /æ/–/ʌ/. The main aim is to identify which phonemes are most difficult to distinguish and how factors like proficiency level, age of acquisition, years of formal instruction, and participation in Erasmus programs influence perception. Twelve Spanish-speaking participants with varying levels of English (B1 to C2) completed a minimal pairs listening test featuring audio recordings by a native English speaker. Each participant selected the word they believed they heard from a pair of options. Results were examined through the number of correct responses and the types of recurring errors. The findings show that /ʊ/–/uː/ and /iː/–/ɪ/ were the most challenging contrasts, supporting previous research on second language phoneme perception. Higher proficiency levels generally led to better results, but other factors also played a role. Participants with early exposure to English or real-life experience abroad performed more accurately, while the number of years spent in language school did not always correlate with improved perception. These results highlight the importance of both linguistic and experiential factors in the development of phonological awareness. They also suggest that pronunciation teaching for Spanish learners of English should go beyond classroom instruction and include more exposure to authentic input and focused listening practice.
A cultural bridge between East and West: the Beat reimagining of Japanese haiku as an American poetic form
(2025-05-27) Gómez Mateos, Miguel; Toda Iglesias, María de los Ángeles; Universidad de Sevilla. Departamento de Filología Inglesa (Literatura Inglesa y Norteamericana)
The dissertation explores the cross-cultural adaptation of the Japanese haiku within the context of the American Beat Generation, illustrating how a traditional Eastern poetic form was reimagined and turned into a different literary and philosophical setting. Tracing the origins from classical definitions by Bashō and Shiki to its popularization in the West by R.H. Blyth, the study first establishes the poetic and philosophical foundations of haiku, including some of its formal features (kigo, kireji, and syllabic structure). The analysis then shifts to examine how key figures of the Beat Generation—Gary Snyder, Jack Kerouac, ruth weiss, and Diane di Prima—engaged with haiku as a medium for poetic innovation and spiritual exploration. Through close readings of selected haikus, the dissertation highlights each poet’s distinctive approach. In doing so, this research challenges the notion that English-language haiku is a diluted imitation of its Japanese counterpart, arguing that Beat poets redefined haiku’s parameters, making it a resource for cultural blending, artistic experimentation, and personal revelation. Lastly, the dissertation demonstrates that the Beat Generation’s use of haiku served as both a literary and philosophical bridge between East and West, expanding the possibilities of poetic expression in the modern world.
A contrastive study of the vowel systems: Received Pronunciation and Northern Irish English.
(2025-05-28) Gómez Rosas, Lucía; Ruíz Narbona, Esaúl; Universidad de Sevilla. Departamento de Filología Inglesa (Lengua Inglesa)
This work explores the vowel system of Northern Irish English (NIE), with a particular focus on the variety spoken in Derry. Despite the standard recognition in phonetic and phonological studies attributed to the Received Pronunciation (RP), this work points out the diversity of English accents within the UK. Thus, in order to achieve this goal, a description and classification of vowels have been done based on major works of experts in the field of phonetics. Once the framework of the work has been discussed, a deeper comparison of the RP and NIE vowel systems has been established. In addition, to illustrate all this data, the analysis of the NIE has been supported with real speech examples from the TV show Derry Girls, challenging the predominance of RP English and promoting the inclusion of other English accents.
Esse Est Percipi: Perception, Construction, and Identity in Being There
(2023) García Fernández, Marta; Almagro Jiménez, Manuel; Universidad de Sevilla. Departamento de Filología Inglesa (Literatura Inglesa y Norteamericana)
Bilingualism and L1 Attrition
(2023) Toscano Rodríguez, Maravilla; Martín González, Javier; Universidad de Sevilla. Departamento de Filología Inglesa (Lengua Inglesa)
This essay deals with the topic of lexical L1 attrition and how it can impact on bilingual individuals. The L1 of two adult Spanish women might be changed by frequent exposure to and influence from their L2 (English) due to their residence in Manchester. Despite the fact that both individuals reside in a monolingual area, phone calls and interactions with family members and peers in Spanish keep their L1 from being fully inactive. The results of a questionnaire and an interview to both of them shows that whereas Participant 1 feels more connected to her Spanish language and roots, Participant 2 seems more attached to her L2 and C2. Oral tasks, i.e Discourse Completion Task (DCT), Lexical Decision Task (LDT) are employed to conduct this study. The findings of these assessments show striking differences between these potential attriters and two monolingual control subjects. The particular focus is on lexical components in formal and informal contexts, and both participants were similarly impacted, despite some interesting differences between them.
A Corpus Linguistic Study on The “American Dream” in the Works of F. Scott Fitzgerald and James Truslow
(2023) Dios Moreno, Andrea de; López Soto, María Teresa; Universidad de Sevilla. Departamento de Filología Inglesa (Lengua Inglesa)
The idea of the American Dream has been depicted by many authors since James Truslow defined it in the 30’s. This study presents a comparison between how F. Scott Fitzgerald and James Truslow represent the American Dream using the Corpus Linguistics for the exact purpose of demonstrating the proposed hypothesis which states that Fitzgerald gives a more depicted version of the concept of the American Dream, while Truslow stays positive about the concept and presents America as a promised land. The study has demonstrated that Fitzgerald reflects the idea of a corrupted AD whereas Truslow depicted the concept in a positive and almost fanciful way through their use of the language and semantic categories. That is why the semantic category is social classes is more present in Fitzgerald’s works rather than, for example, words related to effort and hard work that are more often in Truslow’s works.
From Vietnam to Afghanistan: Bruce Springsteen and the Aftermaths of War
(2023) Álvarez Reyes, Paula; Cobo Piñero, Rocío; Universidad de Sevilla. Departamento de Filología Inglesa (Literatura Inglesa y Norteamericana)
Different discourse practices framing different realities: A Discursive Psychology approach to Princess Diana
(2023) Lomelino Rodríguez, Cristina; Íñigo Mora, Isabel María; Universidad de Sevilla. Departamento de Filología Inglesa (Lengua Inglesa)
A semantic case study of four paramount speeches in favour of women's rights for education
(2023) Durán Barrios, Isabel María; Íñigo Mora, Isabel María; Universidad de Sevilla. Departamento de Filología Inglesa (Lengua Inglesa)
The Grammar of Putting Verbs: A Homogeneous Syntactic and Semantic Verb Class?
(2023) Borrego Navarro, Javier; Comesaña Rincón, Joaquín; Universidad de Sevilla. Departamento de Filología Inglesa (Lengua Inglesa)
This paper is concerned with the grammar of verbs that belong to the semantic class of putting verbs (Levin 1993) to check whether this verb class behaves homogeneously or heterogeneously. The investigation of grammar has been carried out in terms of syntactic and semantic points of view. The tools that have been used for the collection of data are several academic dictionaries, specially focusing on the verbs´ meanings and structures considering what accompanies the putting verb. What is more, the data collected is paramount and essential to determine if this class of verb homogeneously follows the prototypical meaning, structures, sentence patterns, and semantic roles bearing in mind the context in which they take place. Lastly, there is an explanation based on the findings of each analysed putting verb either by highlighting its meaning or by indicating its sentence pattern or its semantic role in that specific linguistic context.
Exploring politeness if-constructions: A corpus-based study in British and American English.
(2023-10-17) Cordaro, Alessia; Lastres López, Cristina; Universidad de Sevilla. Departamento de Filología Inglesa (Lengua Inglesa)
Research on Vowel Formant Frequencies and Voice Perturbation Parameters in Pathological Voices after Larynx Cancer
(2023) Rueda Logroño, Blanca; Cuenca Villarín, María Heliodora; Universidad de Sevilla. Departamento de Filología Inglesa (Lengua Inglesa)
The present study aims at analyzing the influence that larynx cancer has had in the voice parameters and formant frequency in English and Spanish vowels through the acoustic analysis of sustained vowels and a list of words. Two syllable words were considered for the Spanish task (CVCV) and words with different syllabic patterns were used for the English part. Besides, vowels /a/ and /e/ were taken into account for voice parameters. Three participants have been selected: two men and one woman. The activity they were given consisted of pronouncing different words with all the English and Spanish vowels to check their irregular voice after that their illness left them. Moreover, they were asked to pronounce long /a/ and /e/ to check their voice parameters. The results of the study seem to suggest that both English and Spanish vowels have uncommon formant frequencies and voice parameters irregular results. This is due to the fact that all of them have suffered larynx cancer and have different consequences: one of them does not have larynx, the other one has only one vocal fold and the last one have both vocal folds, but only one of them works correctly.
A Corpus Linguistic Study on Religio-Rethorical Discourse in the Speeches of J. F. Kennedy and Barack Obama
(2023) Calderón Pereira, Carlos; López Soto, María Teresa; Universidad de Sevilla. Departamento de Filología Inglesa (Lengua Inglesa)
John F. Kennedy and Barack Obama used easy-to-understand words in their speeches with the only aim of reaching people. In this paper, I will start from the assertion that they had similar approaches to their commitment to society. I will do it using Corpus Linguistics, which studies language through examples of real texts. The frequencies of the different semantic categories present in both Corpora have been analyzed, within other analyses such as concordance plots and lexical neighborhoods with the use of AntConc. Once these objectives have been met, it has been found that the semantic category related to religion was not as high as expected at the beginning of the study and, therefore, social values were what really marked their speeches. This is shown in the semantic category related to feelings and social values. However, with the lexical neighborhoods and the concordance plots, I have observed how the feelings of nationalism and others such as hope were present every time they spoke.
A pragmatic analysis of the sitcom Atypical
(2023) Borja Borrego, Lucía; Íñigo Mora, Isabel María; Universidad de Sevilla. Departamento de Filología Inglesa (Lengua Inglesa)
Eye-tracking and assessment of syllable frequency manipulation effect in individuals with a potential risk of dyslexia
(2023) García Zambrana, Nerea; Cuenca Villarín, María Heliodora; Universidad de Sevilla. Departamento de Filología Inglesa (Lengua Inglesa)
The primary objective of the present study is to investigate the possible effects of syllable frequency manipulation in Spanish “dyslexic” individuals. The research is based on an eye-tracked lexical decision task in Spanish (L1) and in English (L2). Pseudowords were categorized into four major groups: HF-HF, HF-LF, LF-HF and LF-LF. All the target pseudowords were disyllabic pseudowords following the pattern CVC.CVC in both languages and CV.CV only in Spanish. Two female individuals with symptoms of dyslexia, in addition to one female individual diagnosed with autism spectrum disorder participate in the study. The task assigned to them was to determine the existence of the pseudoword as soon as possible. The results show that both English and Spanish CVC.CVC present an inhibitory effect when the pseudowords are made up by high- frequency syllables. The case of CV.CV pseudowords is totally the opposite. When syllable frequency is manipulated, the findings suggest that low-frequency syllables are more prominent than high-frequency ones in both CVC.CVC and CV.CV Spanish disyllabic pseudowords. In the case of the English study, the results indicate that syllable frequency does not seem to be an important factor when participants must decide whether the target sequence of letters or phonetic symbols composed of high-frequency and low-frequency syllables is a word or a pseudoword,
The Use and Typology of Feedback Employed by Native and Non-native Teachers in Foreign Language Classrooms
(2023) Rastrero Pulido, Paula; Sánchez Torres, Jorge; Universidad de Sevilla. Departamento de Filología Inglesa (Lengua Inglesa)
Critical Evaluation of the Effectiveness of a Textbook for the Preparation of the Official Cambridge Exam B2 First Certificate
(2024) Luque Herrador, Marcela María; Sánchez Torres, Jorge; Universidad de Sevilla. Departamento de Filología Inglesa (Lengua Inglesa)
Nowadays, acquiring a second language has become an essential skill, just like other skills for personal and professional development. For this reason, more and more students are preparing for the B2 First Certificate level through private language schools. To achieve this, it is necessary to develop English language skills at B2 level. The official Cambridge exams serve as a reliable measure of language proficiency. The use of textbooks is a common practice in English language teaching. However, not all of them are effective. It is therefore hypothesised that using the appropriate textbook will help students improve their language skills and achieve effective preparation. In this study, a textbook for preparing students for the B2 official exam has been analysed and the results show that not all language skills are balanced, and students are not well prepared for the exam. This research will contribute to improving the quality of teaching and students’ learning in the future.
Transcription of Tongue Twisters by Automatic Systems and their Pedagogical Use
(2024) Gago Luna, Pedro; Cuenca Villarín, María Heliodora; Universidad de Sevilla. Departamento de Filología Inglesa (Lengua Inglesa)
This research aims to assess the transcription capabilities of four different automatic systems to understand non-native English speakers from various countries, and then suggest whether their use can be applied in educational settings. Five tongue twisters spoken by those non-native speakers are transcribed, alongside with a native Irish speaker's rendition for comparison. The success or failure in transcribing these challenging sentences may showcase the systems’ proficiency in handling simpler sentences spoken by learners of English as a Second Language (ESL).
The Present Tense in Focus: a Study of Secondary School English Textbooks in Spain
(2024) Alonso Olveira, Raquel; Jiménez Fernández, Ángel Luis; Universidad de Sevilla. Departamento de Filología Inglesa (Lengua Inglesa)
This paper explores the role of grammar in Second Language Acquisition. Specifically, it will focus on the present tenses of English (present simple, present continuous, present perfect and present with future intention) and some research on the acquisition of the present tenses and aspects of English as Second Language students. Moreover, it will discuss the presentation of information about the present tenses in different English textbooks and provide some recommendations for teaching the various types of the present.

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