Search for dissertations about: "Mats Deutschmann"

Showing result 1 - 5 of 6 swedish dissertations containing the words Mats Deutschmann.

2. 1. Apologising in British English

   Author : Mats Deutschmann; Patricia Poussa; Terttu Nevalainen; Umeå universitet; []
   Keywords : HUMANIORA; HUMANITIES; SAMHÄLLSVETENSKAP; SOCIAL SCIENCES; HUMANIORA; HUMANITIES; English language; apology; speech act; politeness; Brown Levinson; power; solidarity; sociolinguistic variation; pragmatics; BNC; corpus linguistics; British English; Engelska; English language; Engelska språket; engelska; English; Other Germanic languages; Sociology; Linguistic subjects;

   Abstract : The thesis explores the form, function and sociolinguistic distribution of explicit apologies in the spoken part of the British National Corpus. The sub-corpus used for the study comprises a spoken text mass of about five million words and represents dialogue produced by more than 1700 speakers, acting in a number of different conversational settings. READ MORE

4. 2. A Linguistic Analysis of Peer-review Critique in Four Modes of Computer-mediated Communication

   Author : Irina Frisk; Terry Walker; Mats Deutschmann; Philip Shaw; Mittuniversitetet; []
   Keywords : HUMANIORA; HUMANITIES; CMC; Conversation Analysis; conversation management; discussion boards; feedback category; mode of CMC; peer-review discussion; politeness theory; pragmatic strategy; speech act of critique; text-based chat; type of politeness; voice-based chat; VoiceThread;

   Abstract : Abstract The present work is a quantitative and qualitative analysis of pragmatic strategies for delivering critique, and types of politeness, used by undergraduate L2 students of English at different stages of peer-review discussion. The material examined consists of four corpora of authentic conversations between students, the main purpose of which was to give feedback on each other’s contributions during an English A-level course, at Mid-Sweden University. READ MORE

5. 3. Negotiating standard language ideology : Metalinguistic discussions in mundane, online interaction

   Author : Anna Heuman; Göran Eriksson; Anders Björkvall; Mats Deutschmann; Susanna Karlsson; Örebro universitet; []
   Keywords : HUMANIORA; HUMANITIES; Standard language ideology; standard language; orthography; online interaction; language ideology; Swedish language; metalinguistic discourse; discourse analysis;

   Abstract : This thesis investigates how ordinary language users enact language policy and thus negotiate (standard) language ideology in mundane, online interaction. The language policy work is found in metalinguistic discussions on various social media. READ MORE

6. 4. Language and interaction in online asynchronous communication in university level English courses

   Author : Julie Skogs; Solveig Granath; Mats Deutschmann; Karlstads universitet; []
   Keywords : HUMANIORA; HUMANITIES; Discussion forums; asynchronous CMC; net-based learning; interaction; discourse; English; Engelska; Intercultural Studies;

   Abstract : Interaction involves people communicating and reacting to each other. This process is key to the study of discourse, but it is not easy to study systematically how interaction takes place in a specific communicative event, or how it is typically performed over a series of repeated communicative events. READ MORE

7. 5. Learning English in a Multi-User Virtual Environment : Exploring Factors Affecting Participation

   Author : Airong Wang; Mats Deutschmann; Mercedes Rico Garcia; Mittuniversitetet; []
   Keywords : HUMANIORA; HUMANITIES; Activity theory; Conversational Analysis; Discourse analysis; Ecology of language learning; Model of factors affecting participation; Multi-User Virtual Environment; Participation; Second Life; The sociocultural perspective on learning; Technology adoption;

   Abstract : Online language learning and teaching is a field that has received a significant amount of research attention. What factors could affect student participation in simpler online learning environments has been investigated by researchers, but there has been limited study of factors affecting participation in complex Multi-User Virtual Environments. READ MORE