Search for dissertations about: "Marianne Gullberg"
Found 3 swedish dissertations containing the words Marianne Gullberg.
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1. Gesture as a Communication Strategy in Second Language Discourse : A Study of Learners of French and Swedish
Abstract : Gesture is always mentioned in descriptions of compensatory behaviour in second language discourse, yet it has never been adequately integrated into any theory of Communication Strategies (CSs). This study suggests a method for achieving such an integration. READ MORE
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2. Bilingual lexical processing in single word production : Swedish learners of Spanish and the effects of L2 immersion
Abstract : Bilingual speakers cannot suppress activation from their dominant language while naming pictures in a foreign and less dominant language. Previous research has revealed that this cross-langauge activation is manifested through phonological facilitation, semantic interference and between language competition. READ MORE
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3. Investigating Communicative Feedback Phenomena across Languages and Modalities
Abstract : This thesis deals with human communicative behaviour related to feedback, analysed across languages (Italian and Swedish), modalities (auditory versus visual) and different communicative situations (human-human versus human-machine dialogues). The aim of this study is to give more insight into how humans use communicative behaviour related to feedback and at the same time to suggest a method to collect valuable data that can be useful to control facial and head movements related to visual feedback in synthetic conversational agents. READ MORE