Search for dissertations about: "transitivity"
Showing result 1 - 5 of 15 swedish dissertations containing the word transitivity.
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1. Transitivity in discourse : A comparison of Greek, Polish and Swedish
Abstract : This work assumes that various linguistic forms in different languages are related to common cognitive functions and semantic properties. A cognitive function - presumably universal - is information transmission. READ MORE
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2. Extending the Automated Reasoning Toolbox
Abstract : Due to the semi-decidable nature of first-order logic, it can be desirable to address a wider range of problems than the standard ones of satisfiability and derivability. We extend the automated reasoning toolbox by introducing three new tools for analysing problems in first-order logic. Infinox aims to show finite unsatisfiability, i.e. READ MORE
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3. A corpus-based contrastive study of the passive and related constructions in English and Swedish
Abstract : The present study investigates the passive and related constructions in English and Swedish. It is a bi-directional study that uses empirical fiction and non-fiction material in the form of original texts and their translations from the English-Swedish Parallel Corpus. READ MORE
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4. (De)coding Modality : The Case of Must, May, Måste and Kan
Abstract : This study investigates the mechanisms of (de)coding modality, focusing on the interpretation of utterances containing the modals must, may, måste, and kan. The main research question posed in this study is what enables the interlocutors to interpret modal expressions so that communicative goals are achieved. READ MORE
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5. Object marking in the signed modality : Verbal and nominal strategies in Swedish Sign Language and other sign languages
Abstract : In this dissertation, I investigate various aspects of object marking and how these manifest themselves in the signed modality. The main focus is on Swedish Sign Language (SSL), the national sign language of Sweden, which is the topic of investigation in all five studies. READ MORE