Search for dissertations about: "Sociolinguistics I"

Showing result 1 - 5 of 14 swedish dissertations containing the words Sociolinguistics I.

  2. 1. The Knowledgeable Parent : Ideologies of Communication in Swedish Health Discourse

    Author : Linnea Hanell; Mona Blåsjö; Anders Björkvall; Rodney H. Jones; Stockholms universitet; []
    Keywords : HUMANIORA; HUMANITIES; child care; health communication; knowledge; language ideology; linguistic anthropology; mediated discourse analysis; parenting; sociolinguistics; the welfare state; föräldraskap; hälsokommunikation; kunskap; lingvistisk antropologi; medierad diskursanalys; sociolingvistik; språkideologi; välfärdsstaten; Scandinavian Languages; nordiska språk;

    Abstract : This thesis explores the communication of health knowledge among new parents in Sweden. Based on three separate studies, the thesis employs a selection of theoretical concepts and methodological approaches, mainly originating from mediated discourse analysis and linguistic anthropology. READ MORE

  4. 2. Language and Literacy : Some fundamental issues in research on reading and writing

    Author : Per Henning Uppstad; Allmän språkvetenskap; []
    Keywords : HUMANIORA; HUMANITIES; Specialdidaktik; Research methodology in science; Forskningsmetodik; phoneme; Special didactics; Tillämpad och experimentell psykologi; Applied and experimental psychology; språktypologi; typology; Jämförande lingvistik; Comparative linguistics; sociolingvistik; Tillämpad lingvistik; undervisning i främmande språk; literacy; phonology; dyslexia; writing; written language; foreign languages teaching; Applied linguistics; fonologi; Fonetik; Phonetics; Språk- och litteraturvetenskap; Philology and literature; Filosofi; Philosophy; Språkinlärning; Language learning; reading; sociolinguistics;

    Abstract : Mainstream research on reading and writing is based on the assumption, common in modern linguistics, that spoken language is primary to written language in most important respects. Unfortunately, the conceptual framework for the study of language and 'literacy' (encompassing both reading and writing skills) is built around this assumption. READ MORE

  5. 3. Testing English Collocations : Developing Receptive Tests for Use with Advanced Swedish Learners

    Author : Henrik Gyllstad; Engelska; []
    Keywords : HUMANIORA; HUMANITIES; foreign languages teaching; Applied linguistics; Språkinlärning; Language learning; vocabulary size; learning level; Swedish advanced learners of English; validity; second language vocabulary acquisition; test development; reliability; collocation; language testing; sociolinguistics; Tillämpad lingvistik; undervisning i främmande språk; sociolingvistik; English language and literature; Engelska språk och litteratur ;

    Abstract : The research reported in this thesis has two main aims. The first aim is to develop tests capable of yielding reliable and valid scores of receptive knowledge of English collocations as a single construct, for use with advanced L2 learners of English. READ MORE

  6. 4. The Greek of the Ancient Synagogue : An Investigation on the Greek of the Septuagint, Pseudepigrapha and the New Testament

    Author : Georg Walser; Grekiska (antik och bysantinsk); []
    Keywords : HUMANIORA; HUMANITIES; sociolinguistics; foreign languages teaching; Applied linguistics; translation technique; Pentateuch; synagogue; Septuagintism; Semitism; Hebrew influence; code-switching; diglossia; conjunctions; particles; word order; participles; New Testament; Septuagint; Pseudepigrapha; Tillämpad lingvistik; undervisning i främmande språk; sociolingvistik; Greek language; Grekiska språket; Bible; Bibelvetenskap;

    Abstract : This study attempts to test the hypothesis that there existed a peculiar variety of Greek which was used for certain purposes by Jewish and Christian writers in the context of the synagogue. It is argued that the origin of this variety was the translation Greek of the Pentateuch, and the background for the hypothesis is the polyglossic nature of the Greek language, i. READ MORE

  7. 5. Teaching, Learning, and Student Output : A Study of French in the Classroom

    Author : Anna Flyman Mattsson; Allmän språkvetenskap; []
    Keywords : HUMANIORA; HUMANITIES; language teaching learning; classroom; communication; output; focus on form; foreign languages teaching; Applied linguistics; sociolinguistics; Tillämpad lingvistik; undervisning i främmande språk; sociolingvistik;

    Abstract : Student speech production is an essential part of language learning in the foreign-language classroom. The students usually have few opportunities to use the language outside the classroom, which underscores the importance of making good use of the time spent in the classroom. READ MORE