Search for dissertations about: "Figures of speech"

Showing result 1 - 5 of 7 swedish dissertations containing the words Figures of speech.

  2. 1. Evaluation of nasal speech : a study of assessments by speech-language pathologists, untrained listeners and nasometry

    Author : Karin Brunnegård; Jan van Doorn; Anette Lohmander; Fiona Gibbon; Umeå universitet; []
    Keywords : MEDICIN OCH HÄLSOVETENSKAP; MEDICAL AND HEALTH SCIENCES; hypernasality; auditory perceptual evaluation; reliability; nasometer; nasalance; Logopedics and phoniatrics; Logopedi och foniatrik;

    Abstract : Excessive nasal resonance in speech (hypernasality) is a disorder which may have negative communicative and social consequences for the speaker. Excessive nasal resonance is often associated with cleft lip and palate, velopharyngeal impairment, dysarthria or hearing impairment. READ MORE

  4. 2. Detecting Rhetorical Figures Based on Repetition of Words: Chiasmus, Epanaphora, Epiphora

    Author : Marie Dubremetz; Nivre Joakim; Dahllöf Mats; Marcel Cori; Graeme Hirst; Uppsala universitet; []
    Keywords : NATURVETENSKAP; NATURAL SCIENCES; digital humanities; figure of speech; rhetorical device; machine learning; annotation; Computational Linguistics; Datorlingvistik;

    Abstract : This thesis deals with the detection of three rhetorical figures based on repetition of words: chiasmus (“Fair is foul, and foul is fair.”), epanaphora (“Poor old European Commission! Poor old European Council.”) and epiphora (“This house is mine. This car is mine. READ MORE

  5. 3. Development of visual-motor coordination in children with neurological dysfunctions

    Author : Şermin Tükel; Karolinska Institutet; Karolinska Institutet; []
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    Abstract : Graphomotor skills are complex perceptual-motor skills that are dependent upon the maturation and integration of a number of cognitive, perceptual and motor skills. They gradually develop through practice and instruction, and require good communication between the visual and the motor systems. READ MORE

  6. 4. Tjerita and Novel. Literary Discourse in Post New Order Indonesia

    Author : Stefan Danerek; Kinesiska; []
    Keywords : HUMANIORA; HUMANITIES; Chinese; Kinesiska och språk från Syd- och Sydostasien; social change; Literary development; gender; Indonesia; discourse analysis; short story; Ayu Utami; Languages and Literature studies specific languages ; Languages of South and South-East Asia; Språk- och litteraturvetenskap särskilda språk ; Social changes; theory of social work; Sociala förändringar; teorier om socialt arbete;

    Abstract : The work examines developments in the novel and the short story of writers who grew up during the New Order era (1966-1998) in the period of reform post 1998. It is assumed and subsequently affirmed that the genres are developing, modern genres in dialogue with the past and present. The work's main use of theory is that of M. M. READ MORE

  7. 5. Detection and Aptness: A study in metaphor detection and aptness assessment through neural networks and distributional semantic spaces

    Author : Yuri Bizzoni; Göteborgs universitet; []
    Keywords : HUMANIORA; HUMANITIES; metaphor detection; deep neural network; distributional semantic spaces; metaphor aptness;

    Abstract : Metaphor is one of the most prominent, and most studied, figures of speech. While it is considered an element of great interest in several branches of linguistics, such as semantics, pragmatics and stylistics, its automatic processing remains an open challenge. READ MORE