Search for dissertations about: "native language"

Showing result 21 - 25 of 112 swedish dissertations containing the words native language.

2. 21. Cognitive and neural mechanisms of inflectional morphology processing : Studies of native speakers and second language learners of Swedish

   Author : Andrea Schremm; Allmän språkvetenskap; []
   Keywords : HUMANIORA; HUMANITIES; morphology; inflection; linguistic tone; ERP; cortical thickness; oscillatory phase synchrony; left anterior negativity; second language acquisition; response times; implicit learning; computer assisted learning;

   Abstract : The present dissertation investigates inflectional morphology processing in native speakers and second language (L2) learners of Swedish. Results of Study 1 suggest that two separate neural mechanisms might be available for native comprehension of inflected words, as reflected in event-related brain potentials obtained for visually presented verb forms. READ MORE

4. 22. Brain anatomical correlates of perceptual phonological proficiency and language learning aptitude

   Author : Mikael Novén; Allmän språkvetenskap; []
   Keywords : HUMANIORA; HUMANITIES; MEDICIN OCH HÄLSOVETENSKAP; MEDICAL AND HEALTH SCIENCES; Prosody; word accent; MRI; language learning aptitude; cortical morphometry; diffusion kurtosis imaging;

   Abstract : The present dissertation concerns how brain tissue properties reflect proficiency in two aspects of language use: the ability to use tonal cues on word stems to predict how words will end and the aptitude for learning foreign languages. While it is known that people differ in their language abilities and that damage to brain tissue cause loss of cognitive functions, it is largely unknown if differences in language proficiencies correlate with differences in brain structure. READ MORE

5. 23. The vowels of Delhi English : Three studies in sociophonetics

   Author : Raphaël Domange; Peter Sundkvist; Niclas Abrahamsson; Raymond Hickey; Stockholms universitet; []
   Keywords : HUMANIORA; HUMANITIES; Indian English; phonology; sociophonetics; language variation and change; language contact; world Englishes; English; engelska;

   Abstract : Addressing the dearth of sociolinguistic variation research in the “new” varieties of English (D. Sharma, 2017b), this dissertation consists of a set of three sociophonetic studies on an urban dialect of Indian English. READ MORE

6. 24. Developmental Perspectives on Transfer in Third Language Acquisition

   Author : Susan Sayehli; Allmän språkvetenskap; []
   Keywords : HUMANIORA; HUMANITIES; Third language acquisition; second language acquisition; transfer; developmental stages; elicited imitation; syntax; morphology; psychotypology; cross-linguistic influence;

   Abstract : The aim of this thesis is to examine how learner-general developmental stages in syntax and morphology interact with a language-specific factor, the influence of—or transfer from— the language learner’s first (L1) or previously learned second (L2) language on the acquisition of a third language (L3). It thereby aims to bring together two lines of research whose main concepts—transfer and developmental stages—have often been defined as mutually exclusive and generally studied in separate lines of research. READ MORE

7. 25. Nativelike Performance : A Corpus Study of Pragmatic Markers, Repair and Repetition in Native and Non-native English Speech

   Author : Annika Denke; Britt Erman; Anna-Brita Stenström; Stockholms universitet; []
   Keywords : HUMANIORA; HUMANITIES; fluency; oral presentations; Swedish and native speakers of English; pragmatic markers; repair; repetition; nativelike communicative performance; English language; Engelska språket;

   Abstract : This is a corpus study of native (N) and non-native (NN) communicative performance in speech as realised through pragmatic markers, repair and repetition. The concept of fluency and what it encompasses is discussed in the section dealing with the theoretical background of the study. READ MORE