Search for dissertations about: "Allmän Språkvetenskap"

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  2. 6. The Bilingual Lexicon from a Developmental Perspective : A Word Association Study of Persian-Swedish Bilinguals

    Author : Shidrokh Namei; Åke Viberg; Gisela Håkansson; Stockholms universitet; []
    Keywords : HUMANIORA; HUMANITIES; HUMANIORA; HUMANITIES; Bilingual lexicon; Languages and linguistics; Språkvetenskap; Bilingualism; Tvåspråkighet;

    Abstract : Some studies have shown that the L1 mental lexicon is organized mainly on a semantic basis, while the organization of the L2 mental lexicon in the early stages of development is phonologically based, that is non-semantic, indicating a less profound lexical knowledge and eliciting a higher degree of nonnative-like associations. This study examines whether or not this is the case. READ MORE

  4. 7. Out of Africa : African influences in Atlantic creoles

    Author : Mikael Parkvall; Thomas Stoltz; Stockholms universitet; []
    Keywords : HUMANIORA; HUMANITIES; General Linguistics; allmän språkvetenskap;

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  5. 8. A typology of comparatives in Sinitic : grammaticalization, patterns and language contact

    Author : Ansaldo Umberto; David Gil; Stockholms universitet; []
    Keywords : HUMANIORA; HUMANITIES; General Linguistics; allmän språkvetenskap;

    Abstract : This dissertation offers a window on the grammatical diversity of Chinese languages, hereafter referred to as Sinitic. It focuses in particular on comparative constructions of southern varieties such as Cantonese, Minnan and Hakka and compares these to northern Mandarin as well as some non- Sinitic languages of Southeast Asia. READ MORE

  6. 9. Contrasting language-in-education policy intentions, perceptions and practice : the use of English and Kreol Seselwa in the Seychelles

    Author : Justin Zelime; Mats Deutschmann; Anders Steinvall; Angeline Mbogo Barrett; Umeå universitet; []
    Keywords : HUMANIORA; HUMANITIES; Code switching; Kreol Seselwa Seychelles Creole ; L2 Medium of Instruction; Post Colonialism; Language Policy; Translanguaging; Bilingualism; Multilingualism; language studies; språkvetenskap;

    Abstract : Many studies have shown that Second Language (L2) Medium of Instruction (MoI) policies in Africa are linked to educational inequity, substandard teaching practice, low literacy skills and poor overall academic performance. In the light of this background, this thesis aims to make a more thorough inquiry into questions related to language-in-education policies, L2 as MoI, and academic success in the Seychelles, a small island nation in the Indian Ocean. READ MORE

  7. 10. Socialization of verbal and nonverbal emotive expressions in young children

    Author : Tove Gerholm; Christina Hellman; Gunilla Preisler; Karin Aronsson; Stockholms universitet; []
    Keywords : HUMANIORA; HUMANITIES; language; socialization; interaction; emotive expressions; scaffolding; internalization; development; children; parents; siblings; Languages and linguistics; Språkvetenskap; General Linguistics; allmän språkvetenskap;

    Abstract : The subject matter of this dissertation is children’s use and development of emotive expressions. While prior studies have either focused on facial expressions of emotions or on emotions in the social mechanisms of in situ interactions, this thesis opts to merge two traditions by applying an interactional approach to the interpretation of child–child and child–adult encounters. READ MORE