Search for dissertations about: "communicative dimensions"

Showing result 1 - 5 of 19 swedish dissertations containing the words communicative dimensions.

2. 1. Classification along genre dimensions : exploring a multidisciplinary problem

   Author : Mikael Gunnarsson; Högskolan i Borås; []
   Keywords : SAMHÄLLSVETENSKAP; SOCIAL SCIENCES; Library and Information Science; Biblioteks- och informationsvetenskap;

   Abstract : This thesis treats the sociotechnical notion of genre as a conflation of a communicative situation and a community of practices involved in producing and using documents. It explores the ways in which documents may be mapped to the sociocultural contexts from which they emanate. READ MORE

4. 2. Social action : Variations, dimensions and dilemmas

   Author : Mohammadrafi Mahmoodian; Uppsala universitet; []
   Keywords : SAMHÄLLSVETENSKAP; SOCIAL SCIENCES; Sociology; Sociologi; Sociology; Sociologi; Sociology; sociologi;

   Abstract : This study focuses on several key dimensions and types of social action. It examines variousconceptions of action within sociology: in particular, Marx's labour, Durkheim's normativelyregulated action, Weber's typology of instrumentally rational, value-rational, affectual andtraditional action, as well as Goffman's dramaturgical and Habermas's communicative action. READ MORE

5. 3. Spoken Lingua Franca English at a Swedish Technical University : An investigation of form and communicative effectiveness

   Author : Beyza Björkman; Philip Shaw; John M. Swales; Stockholms universitet; []
   Keywords : HUMANIORA; HUMANITIES; English as a lingua franca ELF ; engineering; higher education; form; pragmatics; attitudes; communicative effectiveness; English language; Engelska språket; English; engelska;

   Abstract : As a part of the process of globalization, an increasing number of higher education institutions are adopting English as the medium of instruction for parts of their education. Within most universities in continental Europe, there are English as a lingua franca (ELF) settings where English is spoken by users of a wide spectrum of first languages for various purposes, be it for academic activity or social interaction. READ MORE

6. 4. Verbal Meaning: A Linguistic, Literary, and Theological Framework for Interpretive Categories of the Biblical Hebrew Verbal System as Elaborated in the Book of Ruth

   Author : Bo-Krister Ljungberg; Centrum för teologi och religionsvetenskap; []
   Keywords : HUMANIORA; HUMANITIES; perspe; grounding; text linguistics; subordination; mood; modality; tense; temporal location; aspect; ideology; level; pragmatics; semantics; syntax; communicative dimensions; Old testament exegesis; book of Ruth; verbal system; Framework; biblical Hebrew; Bible; Bibelvetenskap; Non-Christian religions; Världsreligioner ej kristendom ; Linguistics; Lingvistik;

   Abstract : The verbal system of Biblical Hebrew has intrigued the minds of exegetes, linguists, theologians, and translators for centuries. With regard to the verbal system, Biblical Hebrew is radically different from Modern Hebrew. Furthermore, it doesn't fit the traditional structure of grammar modelled on Latin. READ MORE

7. 5. Vocal Expression of Emotion : Discrete-emotions and Dimensional Accounts

   Author : Petri Laukka; Patrik N. Juslin; Erik Börjesson; Roddy Cowie; Uppsala universitet; []
   Keywords : SAMHÄLLSVETENSKAP; SOCIAL SCIENCES; Psychology; speech; emotion; vocal expression; emotion dimensions; acoustic cues; categorical perception; nonverbal communication; speech synthesis; cross-cultural communication; decoding accuracy; emotion intensity; meta-analysis; discrete emotions; Psykologi; Psychology; Psykologi;

   Abstract : This thesis investigated whether vocal emotion expressions are conveyed as discrete emotions or as continuous dimensions. Study I consisted of a meta-analysis of decoding accuracy of discrete emotions (anger, fear, happiness, love-tenderness, sadness) within and across cultures. READ MORE