Search for dissertations about: "textual dimensions"

Showing result 1 - 5 of 18 swedish dissertations containing the words textual dimensions.

  2. 1. The Language of English Newspaper Editorials from a 20th-Century Perspective

    Author : Ingrid Westin; Uppsala universitet; []
    Keywords : HUMANIORA; HUMANITIES; English language; 20th-century English; corpus linguistics; diachronic studies; dimensions of variation; editorials; newspapers; textual dimensions; Engelska; English language; Engelska språket; English; engelska;

    Abstract : This work is a corpus-based study of the language of English up-market ("quality") newspaper editorials, covering the period 1900-1993. CENE, the Corpus of English Newspaper Editorials, was compiled for the purposes of this study and comprises editorials from the Daily Telegraph, the Guardian, and The Times chosen to represent periods at ten-year intervals. READ MORE

  4. 2. The language of English newspaper editorials from a 20th-century perspective

    Author : Ingrid Westin; Engelska institutionen Uppsala universitet; []
    Keywords : HUMANIORA; HUMANITIES; corpus linguistics; diachronic studies; editorials; newspaper language; readability; textual dimensions; variation; Engelska språket; tidningsspråk; historia; 1900-talet;

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  5. 3. Conversational Writing : A Multidimensional Study of Synchronous and Supersynchronous Computer-Mediated Communication

    Author : Ewa Jonsson; Uppsala universitet; []
    Keywords : HUMANIORA; HUMANITIES; HUMANIORA; HUMANITIES; HUMANIORA; HUMANITIES; CMC; computer-mediated communication; conversational writing; chat; computer chat; ICQ; IRC; Internet relay chat; multidimensional; Biber’s dimensions; synchronous CMC; supersynchronous CMC; English; Engelska;

    Abstract : This study is a linguistic investigation of two genres of computer-mediated communication (CMC), namely two modes of conversational writing: ‘Internet relay chat’ (synchronous CMC) and ‘split-window ICQ chat’ (supersynchronous CMC). The study employs Douglas Biber’s multifeature multidimensional methodology, taking into account the six dimensions of textual variation in English identified in his 1988 book Variation across speech and writing (i. READ MORE

  6. 4. Representation of Compositional Relational Programs

    Author : Görkem Paçacı; Andreas Hamfelt; Alberto Pettorossi; Uppsala universitet; []
    Keywords : NATURVETENSKAP; NATURAL SCIENCES; NATURVETENSKAP; NATURAL SCIENCES; Programming; Syntax; Logic Programming; Combilog; CombInduce; Prolog; Variable-free; Point-free; Tacit; Compositional Relational Programming; Combinatory Logic; Predicate-Functor Logic; Program Synthesis; Meta-interpreters; Meta-interpretative Synthesis; Decompositional Synthesis; Inductive Synthesis; Inductive Logic Programming; Usability; Cognitive Dimensions of Notations; Visual Variables; Usability testing; Programming Language usability; Empirical evidence; Informationssystem; Information Systems;

    Abstract : Usability aspects of programming languages are often overlooked, yet have a substantial effect on programmer productivity. These issues are even more acute in the field of Inductive Synthesis, where programs are automatically generated from sample expected input and output data, and the programmer needs to be able to comprehend, and confirm or reject the suggested programs. READ MORE

  7. 5. A synchronic approach to the Serek ha-Yahad (1QS) : from text to social and cultural context

    Author : Kamilla Skarström Hinojosa; Mikael Winninge; Jutta Jokiranta; Umeå universitet; []
    Keywords : HUMANIORA; HUMANITIES; 1QS; Serek ha-Yahad; Serekh; Yahad; Text linguistics; synchronic; Qumran; Dead Sea Scrolls; Rule texts; René Girard; Scapegoat; social context; cultural context; Hebrew; Second Temple; hierarchy; mimetic violence; discourse analysis; discourse; serek; serekh; covenant; truth; falsehood; text; Micah 6:8; wilderness; community; messianic; law; atone; judge; intertextuality; allusions; quote; echo; intertext; apocalyptic; Hebrew bible.; gamla testamentets exegetik; Old Testament Exegesis;

    Abstract : The purpose of this study is to investigate the social and cultural contexts of 1QS (Serek ha-Yahad) by means of a textual study. The analysis of the text is performed in a synchronic perspective. This means that lexical choices, grammatical forms, references, topics, themes, and intertextuality are analyzed text-internally. READ MORE