Search for dissertations about: "L1 Swedish"

Showing result 1 - 5 of 44 swedish dissertations containing the words L1 Swedish.

  2. 1. The Effects of Age of Onset on VOT in L2 Aquisition and L1 Attrition : A Study of the Speech Production and Perception of Advanced Spanish-Swedish Bilinguals

    Author : Katrin Stölten; Niclas Abrahamsson; Ulla Sundberg; Kirk Sullivan; Stockholms universitet; []
    Keywords : HUMANIORA; HUMANITIES; second language acquisition; first language attrition; maturational constraints; critical period; voice onset time; stop production; categorical perception; activation threshold hypothesis; L1 use; highly proficient L2 learners; L1 Spanish; L2 Swedish; Bilingualism; tvåspråkighet;

    Abstract : This thesis explores the role of age in second language (L2) acquisition and first language (L1) attrition. The focus is on Voice Onset Time (VOT) in the production and categorical perception of word-initial L1 and L2 stops in highly advanced L1 Spanish learners of L2 Swedish. READ MORE

  4. 2. A Study of the L2 Kanji Learning Process: Analysis of reading and writing errors of Swedish learners in comparison with level-matched Japanese schoolchildren

    Author : Fusae Ivarsson; Göteborgs universitet; []
    Keywords : HUMANIORA; HUMANITIES; kanji; error analysis; level matching; Swedish; alphabetic writing system; cognitive aspects; reading and writing; L1 transfer;

    Abstract : ABSTRACT Ph.D. dissertation at the University of Gothenburg, Sweden, 18 March, 2016 Title: A Study of the L2 Kanji Learning Process: Analysis of reading and writing errors of Swedish learners in comparison with level-matched Japanese schoolchildren. READ MORE

  5. 3. Deictic Demonstratives in Japanese, Finnish and Swedish : First and Third Language Perspectives

    Author : Mitsuyo Kuwano Lidén; Gunilla Lindberg-Wada; Päivi Juvonen; Peter af Trampe; Keiko Yoshioka; Stockholms universitet; []
    Keywords : HUMANIORA; HUMANITIES; HUMANIORA; HUMANITIES; Japanese; Finnish; Swedish; spatial-deictically used demonstratives; interlanguage; third-language learning; Japanology; japanologi;

    Abstract : The goal of this thesis is twofold. Firstly, it investigates the actual, native use of spatial-deictic demonstratives in Japanese, Finnish and Swedish. READ MORE

  6. 4. Two Languages, Two Scripts : Bilingual and Biscriptal Children with and without Reading Difficulties Read and Write in Persian (L1) and Swedish (L2)

    Author : Baran Johansson; Eva Lindgren; Maria Levlin; Sven Strömqvist; Umeå universitet; []
    Keywords : HUMANIORA; HUMANITIES; Reading; Writing; Eye and Pen; Handwriting; Persian; Swedish; Bilinguals; Biscriptals; Writing fluency; Meaning making; Pauses; Bursts; Linguistic skills; Cognitive Skills; Bilingual writers; Reading difficulties; Skrivande; Läsning; Tvåspråkiga barn; Tvåspråkighet; Flerspråkighet; Lässvårigheter; Läsflyt; Avkodning; Pauser; Bursts; Eye and Pen; Loggning; Två skriftsystem; Persiska; Svenska; Handskrift; Meningsskapande; Lingvistiska färdigheter; Kognitiva färdigheter; Linguistics; lingvistik;

    Abstract : The main aim of this dissertation was to explore L1 (Persian) and L2 (Swedish) reading and writing of 26 bilingual biscriptal children with and without reading difficulties (RD) (years 4–9). Previous studies have mainly focused on Latin scripts or one alphabetic and one non-alphabetic script with English as L1 or L2. READ MORE

  7. 5. Second Language Acquisition of Mandarin Aspect Markers by Native Swedish Adults

    Author : Luying Wang; Åke Viberg; Gisela Håkanson; Uppsala universitet; []
    Keywords : Second language acquisition; Mandarin; Swedish; aspect-tense morphology; aspect marker; grammatical aspect; lexical aspect; acquisition order; the Aspect Hypothesis; the Distributional Bias Hypothesis; the Prototype Model;

    Abstract : This experimental study investigates the second language acquisition of the four Mandarin aspect markers -le, -guo, -zhe, and zai- by native Swedish university students enrolled in Chinese language courses in Sweden. The main points of inquiry are acquisition order, the Aspect Hypothesis, the Distributional Bias Hypothesis, and the Prototype Model. READ MORE