Search for dissertations about: "Pragmatics thesis"

Showing result 1 - 5 of 36 swedish dissertations containing the words Pragmatics thesis.

  2. 1. A War of Words: defining Terrorism in Arab and Israeli Press 1972-1996 (2001) : a Study in Propaganda, Semantics and Pragmatics

    Author : Torkel Lindquist; Högskolan Dalarna; []
    Keywords : Arabic; Hebrew; Media; Torah; Koran; Semantics; Terrorism; Propaganda; Pragmatics;

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  4. 2. The neurophysiology of grammatical constraints : ERP studies on the influence of prosody and pragmatics on the processing of syntax and morphology in Swedish

    Author : Mikael Roll; Allmän språkvetenskap; []
    Keywords : HUMANIORA; HUMANITIES; linguistics; event-related potentials; ERP; pragmatics; language processing; prosody; syntax;

    Abstract : This dissertation investigates the interaction of information from word order, morphology, lexical semantics, and prosody in the on-line processing of Swedish sentences using Event-Related Potentials. Study I examines how the form, meaning, and syntactic position of objects influence their interpretation in ‘Object Shift’ contexts. READ MORE

  5. 3. Word Meaning Negotiation in Online Discussion Forum Communication

    Author : Jenny Myrendal; Göteborgs universitet; []
    Keywords : HUMANIORA; HUMANITIES; SAMHÄLLSVETENSKAP; SOCIAL SCIENCES; NATURVETENSKAP; NATURAL SCIENCES; linguistics; pragmatics; computer-mediated communication; CMC; dialogue; semantic coordination; word meaning negotiation; discussion forum communication; conversation analysis; CA;

    Abstract : We all know that lexicons contain definitions of the meanings of words, but when we communicate with other people, these are not the kinds of meaning we use in interaction. In conversation, we coordinate with each other in a meaning-making process where we make use of a more flexible semantic quality associated with words, called meaning potential. READ MORE

  6. 4. Evidential marking in spoken English : Linguistic functions and gender variation

    Author : Erika Berglind Söderqvist; Merja Kytö; Angela Hoffman; Marta Carretero; Uppsala universitet; []
    Keywords : HUMANIORA; HUMANITIES; HUMANIORA; HUMANITIES; Evidentiality; spoken language; English; corpus linguistics; gender; style; pragmatics; sociolinguistics; English; Engelska;

    Abstract : This thesis investigates the marking of evidentiality in spoken British English. Evidentiality is the linguistic expression of whether and how a speaker/writer has access to evidence for or against the truth of a proposition, and it is usually manifested in the form of sensory evidentiality (e.g. I saw Sam leave), hearsay evidentiality (e. READ MORE

  7. 5. The Japanese Imperative

    Author : Axel Svahn; Allmän språkvetenskap; []
    Keywords : HUMANIORA; HUMANITIES; imperative; directive; semantics; pragmatics; grammaticalization; honorification; benefactivity; directive strategy; directive system; Japanese; imperativ; japanska; semantik; pragmatik; språkvetenskap; lingvistik; grammatikalisering; satstyper;

    Abstract : The present thesis explores Japanese imperative constructions from a general linguistic perspective, as well as examining the imperative as a cross-linguistic object of study. On the definitional side, a terminological apparatus for the description and analysis of imperatives and directives is presented. READ MORE