Search for dissertations about: "power of language"

Showing result 1 - 5 of 174 swedish dissertations containing the words power of language.

  2. 1. Authentic Language : Övdalsk, metapragmatic exchange and the margins of Sweden’s linguistic market

    Author : David Karlander; Kenneth Hyltenstam; Christopher Stroud; Tomas Riad; Judith T. Irvine; Stockholms universitet; []
    Keywords : HUMANIORA; HUMANITIES; HUMANIORA; HUMANITIES; authenticity; history of linguistic thought; indexicality; linguistic anthropology; linguistic minorities; metalanguage; metapragmatics; philosophical anthropology; Övdalsk; autenticitet; filosofisk antropologi; indexikalitet; lingvistisk antropologi; metaspråk; metapragmatik; språkliga minoriteter; språkvetenskapens idéhistoria; älvdalska; Bilingualism; tvåspråkighet;

    Abstract : This compilation thesis engages with practices that in some way place stakes in the social existence of Övdalsk (also älvdalska, Elfdalian, Övdalian), a marginal form of Scandinavian used mainly in Sweden’s Älvdalen municipality. The practices at hand range from early 20th century descriptive dialectology and contemporary lay-linguistics to language advocacy and language political debate. READ MORE

  4. 2. The Organised Nature of Power : On Productive and Repressive Interventions Based on Considerations of Risk

    Author : Magnus Hörnqvist; Janne Flyghed; Richard Ericson; Stockholms universitet; []
    Keywords : SAMHÄLLSVETENSKAP; SOCIAL SCIENCES; Power; Productive; Repressive; Risk; State; Foucault; Marx; Criminology; Kriminologi; kriminologi; Criminology;

    Abstract : Four interventions are analysed: the activity guarantee for long term unemployed, the customs control of border crossers, the cognitive skills training program and the conditions of incarceration among prison inmates. The interventions are performed by state organisations, based on considerations of risk and involve the exercise of power in a productive or repressive form. READ MORE

  5. 3. Gender and representation : investigations of bias in natural language processing

    Author : Hannah Devinney; Henrik Björklund; Jenny Björklund; Christian Hardmeier; Umeå universitet; []
    Keywords : NATURVETENSKAP; NATURAL SCIENCES; SAMHÄLLSVETENSKAP; SOCIAL SCIENCES; NLP; natural language processing; gender bias; social impact of AI; gendered pronouns; neopronouns; gender studies; topic modeling; Computer Science; datalogi; computational linguistics; datorlingvistik; genusvetenskap; gender studies;

    Abstract : Natural Language Processing (NLP) technologies are a part of our every day realities. They come in forms we can easily see as ‘language technologies’ (auto-correct, translation services, search results) as well as those that fly under our radar (social media algorithms, 'suggested reading' recommendations on news sites, spam filters). READ MORE

  6. 4. The Craftsmen's Labyrinth and Geographies of Creativity

    Author : Jasna Seršić; Dominic Power; Johan Jansson; Ola Söderström; Uppsala universitet; []
    Keywords : SAMHÄLLSVETENSKAP; SOCIAL SCIENCES; Craftsmen; Creativity; Continuity and Change; Crisis; Society; Space and Place; Perspective; Cartographic Reason; Labyrinth; Stonemasonry; Boatbuilding; Glassmaking; Ethnography; Narratives; Writing as a Way of Knowing; Mythopoiesis; Urbanology; Foundation of Cities; Democracy; Gift; Renaissance; Plato; Anaximander; Dante Alighieri; Divine Comedy; Social and Economic Geography; Kulturgeografi;

    Abstract : The question of creativity has persisted throughout the entire history of humans, and it has held an important role in our understanding of the creation of places and cultures. Despite the fact that craftsmen have historically contributed significantly to the creation of urban landscapes and their cultures, today they are marginalized from the prevailing discourses of creativity and place-making. READ MORE

  7. 5. Boosting young citizens’ deontic status : Interactional allocation of rights-to-decide in participatory democracy meetings

    Author : Simon Magnusson; Mats Landqvist; Lina Nyroos; Camilla Lindholm; Södertörns högskola; []
    Keywords : HUMANIORA; HUMANITIES; youth participation; decision-making; inclusion; deontics; participatory democracy; jointness; conversation analysis; Utbildningsvetenskapliga studier; Studies in the Educational Sciences;

    Abstract : This thesis explores the social organization of rights-to-decide in participatory democracy meetings where adolescents are invited. In such meetings, young citizens are given the opportunity to influence decision-makers and participate in determining future political action. READ MORE