Search for dissertations about: "non-native speakers"

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  2. 1. Reactions to non-native English : native English-speakers' assessments of errors in the use of English made by non-native users of the language. Part 1,  Acceptability and intelligibility

    Author : Pär Hultfors; Stockholms universitet; []
    Keywords : HUMANIORA; HUMANITIES;

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  4. 2. To fix what’s not broken : repair strategies in non-native and native english conversation

    Author : Charlotta Plejert; Richard Hirsch; Jan Anward; Jan Svennevig; Linköpings universitet; []
    Keywords : Repair; non-native speakers; native speakers; conversation analysis; foreign language conversation; language learning; English language.; Engelska språket; samtalsanalys; språkinlärning; SOCIAL SCIENCES; SAMHÄLLSVETENSKAP;

    Abstract : The thesis investigates conversations involving native speakers and non-nativespeakers of English. The non-native speakers partaking in the study have a welldeveloped knowledge of the foreign language. READ MORE

  5. 3. 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

  6. 4. Precision in neuropsychology. Four challenges when using simplified assumptions

    Author : Jacob Stålhammar; Göteborgs universitet; []
    Keywords : MEDICIN OCH HÄLSOVETENSKAP; MEDICAL AND HEALTH SCIENCES; Neuropsychology; practice effects; mild cognitive impairment; dementia; second language effects; bilingualism;

    Abstract : Cognition comprises all thought processes, from perception to memory. Neuropsychological tests are the gold standard (= best way) to measure cognition. However, clinical assessment may at times have to rely on simplified assumptions. READ MORE

  7. 5. Mental ill-health in childbearing women : Markers and risk factors

    Author : Anne-Marie Wangel; Malmö högskola; []
    Keywords : markers; mental ill-health; pregnancy; psychiatric inpatient care; risk factors;

    Abstract : The awareness of mental health problems in women of reproductive age has increased worldwide in the recent decades. Much research has focused on symptoms of depression in women and the risk of postpartum depression, as a factor of attachment problems and adverse health effects on the newborn and growing child. READ MORE